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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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What causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right?

• Earth's orbit around the Sun
• Earth's spinning on its axis
• Earth's magnetic field
• Earth's force of gravity

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At the poles, air is usually ________.

• rising
• sinking

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What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?

• land breezes
• mountain breezes
• global winds
• land breezes

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Currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called 

• Deep Currents
• Convection Currents
• Surface Currents
• Wave Currents

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Does the gulf stream originate near the Equator or the Poles? 

• Equator
• Poles

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A city located on the coast of North America has warmer winters and cooler summers than a city at the same elevation and latitude located near the center of North America. Which statement best explains the difference between the cities' climates?

• Ocean surfaces change temperature more slowly than land surfaces.

• Warm, moist air rises when it meets cool, dry air.

• Wind speeds are usually greater over land surfaces than over ocean surfaces.

• Ocean surfaces have a lower specific heat than land surfaces.

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How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?

• Cool the coast

• Warm the coast

• Cause snow to fall

• Cause higher tides

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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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What is the Coriolis effect?

• heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler, more dense fluids.

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• the apparent deflection of moving air as a result of Earth's rotation.

• The amount of matter in a given volume.

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