Translations
the process of translating words or text from one language into another.
rotations
the action of rotating around an axis or center.
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6 because you would take 3/4 / 1/8 and then continue to follow the reciprocal to get 24/4 which is 6.
The answer to this is probably their ability to absorb heat. Oceans are great at absorbing heat from the sun and storing it. If they were bad at it, the heat would be trapped due to the greenhouse effect and the climate would become scorching hot. This way, oceans absorb large amounts of heat and effectively reduce the overall temperature of the world.