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The ocean covers more of the earth's surface than land does, and that partially explains why the earth's surface is not uniformly heated by the sun. Which statement accurately explains how oceans and land absorb and retain the sun's energy?

• Although land absorbs energy faster, oceans store more energy than land

• More energy is absorbed and stored by land than by oceans

• Although oceans absorb more energy than land, stores more energy than oceans

• Although land absorbs energy slower, oceans store more than land.

Winds blowing inland from oceans tend to have greater moisture than winds blowing over land. how does the high moisture content affect the coastal area climate?

• There is less condensation

• There are fewer hurricanes

• There is greater precipitation

• There is more smog-filled areas

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What geographic obstacle causes water to condense in an air mass as the air mass moves?

• Forests

• Oceans

• Prairies

• Mountains

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Which best explains why air temperatures near mountaintops are often much colder than air temperatures near sea level?

• Large amounts of snowfall decrease the temperature

• Air near mountaintops is less dense

• Strong winds near mountaintops increase tempeartures

• The lack of vegetation at sea level allows the ground to absorb more heat

Ocean currents, such as the stream,​ affect world climate by​ ​​ ​

• Spreading plant and animal life over a wide area

• Ensuring ocean density is not the same globally

• Carrying sediment from rivers and inland basins

• Transferring heat to and fro from various regions

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Which of these best examples is the cause of convection currents in Earth's atmosphere?

• Heat from earth's core heats the land only at the equator

• Glacires moving away from the poles cool earths unevenly

• Sunlight is more concentrated in some places on earths than others

• The light and heat reflected from the moon varies as the changes phases

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The diagram below shows the gulf stream current off the east coast of the United States.

At which location is the influence of the Gulf stream on local climate most pronounced?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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When nearly vertical rays of solar energy strike a region of the earth that area has warm temperatures. what region of the earth gets nearly vertical rays of solar energy year-round?

• Equator

• Australia

• United States

• North and South Poles

The Great Ocean Conveyer Belt

Elliot wants to set up a model that best represents how this type of pattern is created in the ocean. which model should he use?

• Add red food coloring to one end of a tank of water and blue food coloring to the other. Then allow a fan to blow across the surface.

• Add several drops of red coloring and several drops of blue coloring to water in a jar. Then place the lid on the shake the jar.

• Slowly por the hot water that has red coloring into a tank of water that is at the room temperature. Then quickly pour cold water that has blue food coloring on to the tank.

• Pour hot water that has red food coloring and cold water that has food coloring into a tank of water is at room temperature. Then have a heat lamp on the water.

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What is the primary energy source driving the circulation of ocean currents on Earth?

• Geothermal heating

• Planetary rotation

• Solar heating

• Lunar tidal forces

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