What is the best explanation of latent heat? Group of answer choices Latent heat is the heat that is stored inside the oceans. Latent heat is the heat stored by Earth during the day that is released at night. Latent heat is heat that is stored in the atmosphere. Latent heat is energy stored when water evaporates (or melts), and then that energy is released when the evaporated water condenses (or the melted water freezes)