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What are Ocean currents?

• Ocean currents are large bodies of freshwater found in lakes.
• Ocean currents are the temperature variations in ocean water.
• Ocean currents are continuous, directed movements of seawater generated by various forces acting on the water, including wind and the Earth's rotation.
• Ocean currents are the movements of fish in the ocean.

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What is the Coriolis effect?

• The Coriolis effect is the change in temperature due to altitude.
• The Coriolis effect is the speed of wind in a vacuum.
• The Coriolis effect is the apparent deflection of moving objects due to the Earth's rotation.
• The Coriolis effect is the gravitational pull on ocean currents.

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Hadley cell transfer energy by ______?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• compression

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What is Convection?

• Convection is the process of heat transfer through radiation.
• Convection is the transfer of heat through solid materials.
• Convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids due to density differences.
• Convection occurs only in gases and not in liquids.

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What is a water shed?

• A watershed is an area of land that drains into a common water body.
• A watershed is a type of aquatic plant.
• A watershed is a man-made reservoir.
• A watershed is a measurement of water purity.

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What is eutrophication?

• Eutrophication is the process of water purification.
• Eutrophication refers to the depletion of oxygen in water bodies.
• Eutrophication is the introduction of pollutants into the ocean.
• Eutrophication is the enrichment of water bodies with nutrients, causing excessive growth of algae.

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How do floodplains receive water?

• Floodplains are filled by ocean tides.
• Floodplains receive water from river overflow, surface runoff, and groundwater seepage.
• Floodplains receive water only from rainfall.
• Floodplains get water from melting glaciers.

How can flood control levies and dikes built along rivers degrade freshwater systems?

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