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Land and water absorb and release the sun’s heat in different ways. One result of this is a sea breeze. Which statement is true of sea breezes?

• They originate in the day and blow toward the land.
• They originate in the day and blow toward the water.
• They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.
• They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

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The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as

• cold and wet 
• warm and dry 
• cold and dry 
• warm and wet 

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Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

• LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
• HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures

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A tropical climate in the US would be?

• Virginia
• New York
• California
• Florida

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Why do hurricanes form more often at the end of summer?

• The ocean water is cooling off and creating more moisture in the air.

• The ocean water is cooling off and creating less water vapor in the ocean.

• The ocean water is much warmer which fuels the water cycle and creates lower air pressure.

• The ocean water is much warmer which fuels an increase in water vapor on the ocean's surface.

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The major patterns of movement of air and water on Earth are the result of –

• different densities of seawater and fresh water.

• diversity in the height of coastal landforms.

• uneven heating and the rotation of Earth.

• irregular durations of daytime and nighttime.

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Hurricane

• Transfer of thermal energy through circular motion caused by heating and cooling of fluids (liquids/gases)

• tropical cyclones that forms in the southern Atlantic along the equator. MUST BE OVER WARM WATER.

• The movement of air as a result of Earths rotation. (Northern Hemisphere it curves to the right)

• The amount of water vapor in the air

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The unequal heating of the Earth’s atmosphere causes all of the following EXCEPT?

• the Coriolis effect

• global convection currents

• ocean surface currents

• global wind belts

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San Jose, Costa Rica, is located at  $9\degree N$   latitude. What kind of climate does San Jose most likely have? (Topic: Weather & Climate)

• Hot and dry

• Hot and wet

• Cold and dry

• Cold and wet

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The Coriolis effect causes moving air and water to appear to curve to the _______ in the Northern Hemisphere and to the ______ in the Southern Hemisphere.

• right; left

• left; right

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