EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A thermocline is the transition layer between the warmer mixed water at the surface and the cooler deep water below. It is relatively easy to tell when you have reached the thermocline in a body of water because there is a sudden change in temperature.

Detailed explanation-2: -The temperature range depends on which body of water it is. The region above the thermocline in lakes usually ranges from 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. In oceans, the top layer can range from 85 degrees to 28 degrees, depending on the climate the sea is in.

Detailed explanation-3: -THE THERMoclINE is the region of the ocean where temperature decreases most rapidly with increasing depth. It separates the warm, well-mixed upper layer from the colder, deep water below. A thermo-cline is present throughout the year in the tropics and middle latitudes.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the thermocline, the temperature decreases rapidly from the mixed layer temperature to the much colder deep water temperature. The mixed layer and the deep water layer are relatively uniform in temperature, while the thermocline represents the transition zone between the two.