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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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What causes wind to blow?

• Differences in longitude 
• Shock waves from clouds 
• Differences in air temperature and pressure 
• The rotation of the earth

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Why is the Equator warmest?

• Because it is closest to the sun.
• Because it receives the most direct sunlight
• Because no clouds form here.
• Because it is far from the sun

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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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Warm ocean currents generally come from

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

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Surface currents are mainly caused by

• The Coriolis Effect
• Cold and Warm Water
• Convection
• Wind

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What causes surface currents north and south of the equator to move in different directions? 

• Gases in the ocean
• The rotation of the Earth
• Temperature differences
• Continental deflection

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What is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?

• the Gulf Stream
• the Jet Stream
• La Nina
• El Nino

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Which transfer of energy occurs mainly through the process of convection?

• electromagnetic energy transferred from the Sun to the Moon

• solar energy transferred through space to Earth's surface

• heated air in the lower atmosphere transferred upward by density differences

• heat from radioactive decay transferred by molecular collisions to surrounding mantle rock

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Currents that carry warm water are moving

• from the Equator to the poles

• from the poles to the Equator

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