Q. Consider the following statements:
1. In the tropical zone, the western sections of the oceans are warmer than the eastern sections, owing to the influence of trade winds.
2. In the temperate zone, westerlies make the eastern sections of oceans warmer than the western sections.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Why this Question: Important Static Concept
Ans) c
Exp) Option c is correct.
Statement 1 is correct. Warmer water is transported westward in the ocean by the Northeast trade winds in the Northern hemisphere of the tropical zone (as the figure given below shows). So, in tropical zones, the western section of ocean is warmer than eastern sections due to trade winds.
Statement 2 is correct. Similarly, the Westerlies play an important role in carrying the warm, equatorial waters and winds to the western coasts of continents (that is eastern section of the Oceans in temperate zone). Thus, in temperate zones, westerlies make the eastern section of the ocean warmer than the western sections.
Source: http://www.ces.fau.edu/nasa/module-3/why-does-temperature-vary/ocean-currents.php
Subject) Geography
