IB ESS HL 4.1.7 Water Properties Question Bank

Water bodies absorb solar energy in larger quantities (than land ...high heat specific capacity/low albedo);
b. Evaporation absorbs heat (negative latent heat flux);
c. ...and vapour carries (via convection currents/tropical cyclones) heat to higher latitudes...;
d. ...condensation of vapour into clouds releases heat (positive latent heat flux) to colder latitudes (thus stabilizing/regulating the heat deficit between Tropics and Poles);
e. ocean currents transfer excessive heat from Equator to Poles / cold current move to opposite direction cooling areas;
f. water bodies act as carbon sinks / absorb $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$, thus reducing global warming;
g. Water vapour is a greenhouse gas increasing global temperature;
h. Ice/snow/(white) clouds have higher albedo/reflect more insolation (than land), thus reducing global temperatures;