Question

the following passage is about the atacama desert in chile. select the best evidence to support the statement that ocean temperatures can affect the amount of rainfall.
one such stream is called the humboldt current, and thirteen million years ago it began rushing up from the antarctic along the pacific coast of south america. frigid water in the ocean means fewer clouds, less rain. and so, along that particular coast, the land turned extremely dry. in what is called the atacama desert it may not rain for three years, five years, even fifty years. we think of death valley as dry, but plants grow there. in the atacama there is just bare rock—except in that rare moment when the rain comes and the ground blushes purple with life.
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Explanation:

To support the statement that ocean temperatures affect rainfall, we look for evidence linking ocean conditions to rainfall. The text says "Frigid water in the ocean means fewer clouds, less rain. And so, along that particular coast, the land turned extremely dry" (referring to the Humboldt Current and Atacama Desert). This directly connects cold (frigid) ocean water to reduced clouds/rain and resulting dry land, showing ocean temperature (via frigid water) impacts rainfall.

Answer:

The evidence is: "Frigid water in the ocean means fewer clouds, less rain. And so, along that particular coast, the land turned extremely dry. In what is called the Atacama Desert it may not rain for three years, five years, even fifty years." (This shows frigid ocean water (a temperature - related ocean condition) leads to less rain and extreme dryness in the Atacama Desert, supporting the statement that ocean temperatures affect rainfall.)