Why Is Water So Important in Controlling Earth's Climate

question 65

Multiple Choice

Why is water so important in controlling Earth's climate?

• A) Water vapor is one of the greenhouse gases that allows the release of heat into space.
• B) The water in oceans and lakes stores the energy radiated by the sun and releases it slowly.
• C) Water warms up quickly when very little energy is added to it.
• D) The evaporation of water from oceans and lakes cools the temperature of the continents.

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