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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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Which of these factors affect climate

• Large bodies of water and latitude
• Latitude and altitude
• Several factors such as latitude, altitude, coastlines, mountains and buildings

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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 considered the driving force for Earth's climate

• Rain

• Moon phases

• Earth Rotation

• The Sun

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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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Which two cities have the closest average temperatures in June?

• Tokyo

• New York

• Berlin

• London

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What must be present for a hurricane to form. Check all that apply.

• Water temperatures over 80 degrees

• Great amounts of rainfall

• High humidity

• High pressure

• Low pressure

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Why would places near the north with the same latitude have very different climates?

• One place is near a warm ocean current.

• It is not possible.

• They get more sunlight than the other location.

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what is the process that redistributes heat to maintain a global temperature?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Magnetism

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Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

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