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What is one big part of the ocean’s role in our environment?

The ocean's salt provides food for animals.
The ocean does not affect the temperature of the planet.
The ocean soaks up heat and distributes it more evenly around the world.
The ocean absorbs cold weather and moves it around.

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Answer:

The oceans salt provides food for animals

Explanation: They provide shelter, food and nursery grounds for more than 75% of coastal fisheries species including shrimp, crab and many finfish. Salt marshes also protect shorelines from erosion by creating a buffer against wave action and by trapping soils.

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Answer:

The ocean soaks up heat and distributes it evenly around the world.

Step-by-step explanation:

The ocean also soaks up CO2 (but that's irrelivant)

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