What do you think you would see happening to water molecules at the surface of the warmer ocean water near Myrtle Beach compared to the surface of the colder ocean water near Long Beach?

How do oceans affect whether a place gets a lot or a little precipitation? Support your reasoning with evidence from the reading.

How do oceans relate to the air masses we have been investigating? Support your reasoning with evidence from the reading.

What major ocean current do you think affects us the most here in Cashmere?

Watch the simulation:

Then explain why their is more rain on the East Coast. Make sure to mention how ocean currents affect the air masses in that region.

What patterns do you notice in the data?

How could the ocean be part of explaining these patterns?

Why is there such a difference between Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California, even though they are both on the west coast?