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Cold ocean currents generally come from

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

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Currents in the Northern Hemisphere move in this direction

• clockwise
• counter-clockwise
• stright

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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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Warm, less dense air (including vapor) rises in the atmosphere. Cool, more dense air (including vapor) sinks. This transfer is . . . .

• convection
• conduction
• radiation
• gravity

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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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In some years there are more hurricanes than usual. This is probably because

• the ocean is warmer than usual.
• the ozone layer is very thin.
• there are more windy days than usual.
• the gravitational pull of the Moon is stronger.

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The arrows on which map best show the pattern of surface winds around these two pressure centers?

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Which topic(s) might an oceanographer study?

• tides

• clouds

• stars

• minerals

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Is the Earth heated evenly?

• Yes

• No

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The strength of a sea breeze depends on

• the heat of the day
• the difference between the temperature of the sea and the land
• the wind speed
• the amount of precipitation that day

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