Read this passage based on the text and answer the questions that follow. Oceans and Climate When a
place is near the ocean, the ocean water can have a big effect on the climate. Even places at the same
latitude may have different climates if one is inland and one is on a coast.
An inland climate is influenced by air over the land. This air may be dry, and its temperature may vary a
lot by season. As a result, an inland climate may have very hot summers and very cold winters.
Precipitation may also be low because the air is dry
A coastal climate is influenced by air over the ocean. This air is likely to be moist and to vary less in
temperature than air over the land. As a result, a coastal climate is usually relatively mild. Summers
aren’t too hot, and winters aren’t too cold. Precipitation may also be because the air is moist. Ocean
currents carry warm or cold water throughout the world’s oceans. They help to even out the
temperature of ocean water. Currents that flow near a shore can have a big impact on the local climate.
They may make the climate much colder or warmer than it would be otherwise.
For example, the Gulf Stream moves warm subtropical water northeast across the Atlantic Ocean to the
British Isles. As a result, the British Isles have warmer temperatures than inland areas at the same
latitude.
1. Compare and contrast inland and coastal climates.
inland climate is influenced on the air above land and coastal climate is influenced on the air on the
ocean. coastal is more most because of the more water and are relatively mild and the inland are mostly
dry and temperature can vary a lot.
2. How do ocean currents affect climates? Give an example.
the land around it is a lot warmer because the water absorbs the heat more. also they can make inland
areas hotter by blowing breeze to the inland. for example it there is a hurricane all around the west
coast of america, the inland places like illinois might become warmer for a little bit.