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Which of the following factors contributes most to formation of hurricanes?

• gravitational pull of the moon and sun

• toxic chemicals in the atmosphere by industry

• Glaciers melting in polar regions

• solar radiation heating the oceans by equator

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Which of the following is a major way in which oceans contribute to weather systems?

• Ocean water has high salinity.

• Oceans transfer energy from the Sun.

• Most volcanic activity occurs in the ocean.

• Oceans have high levels of biodiversity.

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Why are regions that receive more solar energy more likely to develop hurricanes?

• Plants are more likely to thrive in those regions.

• Those regions have more water evaporation.

• Regions that receive more solar energy are typically drier.

• Those regions are always located at high elevations.

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Where do the hurricanes that hit the US form?

• in warm water of the western Pacific ocean off the coast of South America

• in the warm water of a La Nina

• in the warm Atlantic water off the western coast of Africa

• in the warm Atlantic water off the coast of Hawaii

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What causes hurricanes to form

• Warm air from the equator mixes with cold air from the poles

• Two warm fronts meet over the ocean

• Winds circulate around a cool column of air

• Warm rising air and circulating winds

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What is the source for warming up ocean water?

• the sun

• water movement

• wind

• fish peeing in the ocean water

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Select 2 other names for a hurricane.

• typhoon

• cyclone

• blizzard

• earthquake

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Hurricanes are a very strong type of __________.

• tornado

• blizzard

• tropical storm

• tsunami

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Which location will have the largest difference between the daytime high temperature and night time low temperatuere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which location will have the least change in temperature from day to night?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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