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In convection, COOL air

• Rises
• Sinks

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What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?

• Land breeze - daytime
• Land breeze - nighttime
• Sea breeze - daytime
• Sea breeze - nighttime

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Which global winds have the greatest impact on the weather in the US?

• trade winds
• prevailing westerlies
• doldrums
• polar easterlies

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True or False:
Land heats and cools faster than water causing wind and weather.

• True
• False

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Temperature and salinity differences in ocean water cause:

• Mid-ocean ridges
• Deep Currents
• Surface Currents
• High tide and low tide

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What is the average, year-to-year conditions of weather in an area?

• Biome
• Air Mass
• Climate
• Precipitation

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Why does Earth experience unequal heating?

• the atmosphere is not equally distributed around Earth
• Earth is tilted on its axis
• oceans do not equally cover Earth
• Earth's revolution is longer than its rotation

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Climate is the pattern of __________ in an area over many years.

• sun

• rain

• weather

• plants

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El Nino causes

• cold water off the Atlantic coast of South America

• warm water in the Pacific off the coast of South America

• warm water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

• cold water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico

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What is the effect of the flow of the Gulf Stream Current on Clifden, Ireland

• It keeps the coastal area cool.

• It makes the climate warmer.

• It makes it rain less.

• It makes the climate colder.

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