Convection refers to the movement of heat through a fluid, such as water. Which best describes one way that convection influences the circulation of ocean water?

Warm surface water moves toward the poles, where it loses heat and cools. Cooling makes the water denser, so it sinks and becomes part of the deep ocean circulation. This is the process described by “Warm water at the surface flows toward the poles and sinks as it cools.”

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