Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Temperature of sea water generally decreases with increasing latitude.

Reason (R) : Surface layers of sea water tend to contract and sink in cold waters.

A Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C (A) is true but (R) is false.

D (A) is false but (R) is true.

Answer & Explanation
Answer:Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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