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Which explains how ocean currents affect global climates?(1 point)

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Water absorbs a lot of thermal energy and releases it over time and distance.
Water absorbs a lot of thermal energy and releases it over time and distance.

Water absorbs little thermal energy and releases it over time and distance.
Water absorbs little thermal energy and releases it over time and distance.

Water absorbs little thermal energy and releases it all at once.
Water absorbs little thermal energy and releases it all at once.

Water absorbs a lot of thermal energy and releases it all at once.

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The correct response is:

Water absorbs a lot of thermal energy and releases it over time and distance.

This explains how ocean currents help regulate global climates by transporting heat from the equator towards the poles and influencing weather patterns and temperatures across the planet.