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What does the earth's atmosphere do?

• help to regulate the temperature on Earth
• Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
• Creates meteors in the sky
• Keep ocean waters cold

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Why does the northern hemisphere experience cooler temperatures at point C?

• Indirect rays from the Sun strike north at higher angles
• Direct rays from the Sun strike north at lower angles
• Direct rays from the Sun strike north at higher angles 
• Indirect rays from the Sun strike the north at lower angles

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What is climate?

•  What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
• How much sunshine an area gets 

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

• diagram Y
• diagram X
• neither
• both

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What climate zone are you in if the temperatures are always very warm?

• Polar
• Temperate
• Tropical

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Currents carrying cold water are moving

• from the Equator to the poles

• from the poles to the Equator

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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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Which of the following models most accurately represents the air circulation patterns likely to develop on a hot summer afternoon in a coastal area?

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The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

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The unequal heating of the Earth creates what?

• Tides

• Local Winds

• Global Winds

• Local Winds and Global Winds

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