Question

Solar radiation is absorbed by the ocean. The absorbed energy evaporates water

from the ocean. As water vapor (mass) enters the atmosphere it carries with it the
heat used to evaporate the water and raises the air's humidity. What type of system
is the ocean?

Answer 1

Open system

Step-by-step explanation:

There are three types of systems in thermodynamics: open system, closed system and isolated system. An open system allows the exchange of energy and matter with surroundings, a closed system only allows the exchange of energy and no matter, and isolated systems do not exchange either energy and matter.

The ocean is an open system because the water vapor (matter or mass) enters the atmosphere through the process of evaporation and transfers heat energy (called latent heat) in the atmosphere.

Hence, the correct answer is "Open system".