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Which statement best describes how the temperature of the oceans surface water varies

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Areas with a low salinity have the coldest water.

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heat capacity→ water has a high heat capacity, and salt water has an even higher one, so the temperatures of the oceans remain within a small range because As the heat rises you get more evaporation which actually cools the ocean down (Specific Heat of Water; Heat needed to break down hydrogen bonds)
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