Ocean waves move more easily than continental rock. The oceans contain a wider variety of organisms than the continents. The oceans store and transfer more heat than the continents. Ocean water contains more salt than most continental lake water.
Which of these best explains why the oceans have a great impact on the weather over the continents?

Options:
- Ocean waves move more easily than continental rock.
- The oceans contain a wider variety of organisms than the continents.
- The oceans store and transfer more heat than the continents.
- Ocean water contains more salt than most continental lake water.

The oceans store and transfer more heat than the continents.