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Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

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This is NOT an example of a global wind

• global winds
• easterlies
• land breeze
• westerlies

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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical

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Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• Flooding
• Heat Waves
• Hurricanes
• All of the above

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What causes differences in air pressure?

• even heating of the Earth

• Even cooling of the earth

• uneven heating of the earth

• global warming

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Where are hurricanes formed?

• In the ocean with air that is cold and dry

• In the ocean with air that is warm and dry

• In the ocean with air that is cold and moist

• In the ocean with air that is warm and moist

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Which of the following is true about ocean currents?

• They stay close to the continent where they were formed

• They cycle between continents on opposite sides of the ocean

• The can only be found near the equator and poles

• They only move east to west but not north to south

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Where are hurricanes formed?

• Cool, arctic waters

• Warm, dry land

• Cool, moist land

• Warm, tropical waters

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Which climate region would have warm/hot summers and cool/dry winters?

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Tropical Zone

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