okay I have a project due tomorrow about oceans! so I have one quick question:
What would you say the physical features of a temperate ocean is?
I WILL vote you best answer if you help! thanks!
2007-11-14 07:21:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Temperate oceans are located in the Arctic Circle to the Tropic of Cancer and from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Antarctic Circle. The following link has a lot of information
which you should be able to pull information from regarding plant life within the different ocean areas ...
http://www.gma.org/herring/biology/distribution/comparing_oceans.asp **It also has a world map for you to see where tropical/temperate/polar oceans are located.
I also found this website (http://www.mos.org/oceans/planet/index.html) helpful in providing basic ocean features. The primary difference for the regions being the average temperature and the animals found.
Good Luck!
2007-11-14 07:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by karenmae583 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Temperate Climate
Temperate climates are those without extremes of temperature and precipitation (rain and snow). The changes between summer and winter are generally invigorating without being frustratingly extreme. There are two types of temperate climate: maritime and continental. The maritime climate is strongly influenced by the oceans, which maintain fairly steady temperatures across the seasons. Since the prevailing winds are westerly in the temperate zones, the western edge of continents in these areas experience most commonly the maritime climate. Such regions include Western Europe, in particular the UK, and western North America at latitudes between 40 and 60° north.
Continentality increases inland, with warmer summers and colder winters as the effect of land on heat receipt and loss increases. This is particularly true in North America, where the north-south aligned Rocky Mountains act as a climate barrier to the mild maritime air blowing from the west. Maritime climate, on the other hand, penetrates further into Europe where the major mountain range - the Alps - is orientated east-west.
2007-11-14 15:28:00 · answer #2 · answered by favorite_aunt24 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look at this!
http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/oceans/index.htm
Had you spent two seconds in google, you would have already had your answer.
2007-11-14 15:26:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try Google it always works .. wel most of the time..
2007-11-14 15:28:04 · answer #4 · answered by Babiiee Laura Jaynee =] 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋