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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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When air temperatures over the land are cooler than air temperatures over the ocean, a ______ will occur. 

• sea breeze
• land breeze
• atmospheric pressure 
• tornado 

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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 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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^{Which diagram shows the formation of a sea breeze?}

• diagram Y
• diagram X
• neither
• both

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Climate is

• The conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
• The average precipitation and temperature a region receives

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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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Does the gulf stream carry warm or cold water?

• warm water
• cold water

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Sandra visited her grandma in Florida over Thanksgiving. She noticed that they were selling bathing suits at the stores. Her grandma said they sell bathing suits all year because Florida is warm.

• climate

• weather

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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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