What best describes a thermocline? A. An area where temperature of the ocean sharply increases. B. An area of extremely cold temperatures. C. An area of warm temperatures in the ocean. D. An area where the temperature of the ocean sharply decreases. I thought it would be C or D unsure.

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Aidan Morales

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17 November, 10:31

What best describes a thermocline? A. An area where temperature of the ocean sharply increases. B. An area of extremely cold temperatures. C. An area of warm temperatures in the ocean. D. An area where the temperature of the ocean sharply decreases. I thought it would be C or D unsure.

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Sheldon Zavala · Answer 1

The thermocline describes D) an areas where the temperature of the ocean sharply decreases. These layer is between mixed layer and the deep water layer in the water and is a transition layer in the ocean.