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Explain how an ocean current can affect the temperature and the amount of moisture of the air mass above the current and nearby coastlines.

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when air is push out to sea, the air is hot, this causes the water to heat up and the polar ice caps to melt. as air is being pushed onto land, in is the cold airĀ 
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Answer: Temperature and amount of moisture are affected by an ocean current above the current itself and nearby coastlines, point is how it affects both of these variables.

Explanation: When a warm ocean current moves in, the temperature of the air above it heats up and increases the temperature. Similarly,
When cold ocean current moves in, the temperature of the air goes down thus cooling the air above it. This also increases the humidity because water evaporates off the ocean into the air increasing the humidity in return.
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