LABORATORY REVIEW
TRANSPIRATION
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it occurs in warm ocean areas near the equator.
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Tropical latitudes are slightly cooler because much of this energy goes into evaporating water rather than heating the surface.
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The tropics aren’t the hottest climate, record high temperatures are more like around 30 degrees latitude in the desert where there is no water to evaporate.
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Approximately 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because of the way the Earth curves, the tropics absorb two times more solar energy than other parts of the planet, resulting in more evaporation occurring near the equator .
Detailed explanation-2: -Evaporation drives the water cycle Most of the moisture in the atmosphere (about 90%) came from water evaporating from oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers. (And because over 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by oceans, they contribute a lot to the overall volume of water evaporating into the atmosphere.)
Detailed explanation-3: -We estimate that 86% of global evaporation and 78% of global precipitation occurs over the oceans. Surely, the oceans deserve a more prominent place in any depiction of the water cycle!
Detailed explanation-4: -Near the Earth’s equator, solar heating is intense year round. The Sun heats the ocean, evaporating tremendous amounts of water. The sun-warmed ocean heats the overlying air, which rises like a hot air balloon. As air rises, it cools, and water vapor condenses into rain.