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The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.

• California Current
• Surface Current
• Gyre
• Global Conveyor Belt

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Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?

• colder temperature
• colder temperature & more salinty
• warmer temperature & less salinty
• less salinty

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Which of the following is most likely a cause of hurricanes?

• cooler ocean temperatures
• warmer ocean temperatures
• large ocean waves
• strong ocean currents

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According to the Coriolis Effect, which direction does objects deflect to in the Southern Hemisphere? 

• To the Left
• To the Right
• North
• South

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Winds cause surface currents and winds are created by the 

• Sun
• Moon
• Tides
• Coriolis Effect

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Picture yourself sitting on a beach on a very warm day. The temperature of the air above the sand is about 10°C warmer than the air above the water.

Which of the following statements are true?

• The air above the water is denser than the air above the sand.

• The air particles above the water have more kinetic energy than the air particles above the sand.

• The breeze is blowing from a higher-pressure area to a lower-pressure area.

• Air rises above the sand because the air particles are lighter

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Warm air rising at the equator and cold air sinking at the poles is an example of what?

• hurricanes

• Coriolis Effect

• Earth's rotation

• convection

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What does heat do when convection currents are moving?

• Sinks

• Rises

• Stays in place

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Which of the following factors drives all the weather on Earth, including large-scale storms and local weather systems?

• The Coriolis effect curves the motion of wind due to the Earth's rotation.

• The Sun heats up the air at different rates, and the atmosphere undergoes changes to equalize temperatures and pressures.

• The ocean holds thermal energy more efficiently than land.

• The greenhouse effect ensures that some thermal energy will always be trapped near the Earth's surface.

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Bishkek is farther from the equator than Hyderabad. Which location has a warmer

air temperature and why?

• Bishkek, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Bishkek, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

• Hyderabad, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air.

• Hyderabad, because more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the air.

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