Which statement describes the area swept out by a line between a planet and the sun at equal times as the planet moves along its orbit? It changes shape but always remains constant. It is proportional to the distance between the sun and the planet. It increases as the planet moves closer to the sun. It decreases as the planet moves closer to the sun.

How do temperature and salinity affect deepwater currents? they create changes in wind direction, moving denser water in the same direction as the wind and causing the deepwater circulation patterns found in the ocean. as temperatures and salinity levels of water increase, the water rises to the surface where it creates currents as it moves to colder regions. they create density differences that cause dense deepwater currents to flow toward the equator where they displace less dense, warmer water above them. they equalize the forces on undersea currents caused by the coriolis effect as they replace more dense water with less dense water.