2ndly—The waters are never still: and
3rdly—The rays of the sun strike into the water, and are not reflected from its surface, as they are by land.
Q. Why does the evaporation of the sea prevent its surface from being heated by the vertical sun?
A. As water absorbs heat by being converted into vapour; the surface of the sea is continually losing heat by evaporation.
Q. How does the motion of the sea prevent its surface from being heated by the vertical sun?
A. As one portion is heated it rolls away, and is succeeded by another; and this constant motion prevents one part of the sea from being heated more than another.
Q. How is the wind affected by the sea?
A. When air from the hot earth reaches the sea, it is often condensed, and either rushes back again, or else its violence is very greatly abated.
Q. Do clouds affect the wind?