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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• Insolation 

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The maximum amount of water vapor air can hold at a given temperature is called the

• saturation point

• latent heat capacity

• absolute humidity

• dew point

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The Coriolis effect is responsible for

• the convergence of two ascending Hadley cells

• the location of atmospheric currents caused by the unequal heating of Earth

• the cooling effect of air as it rises and expands

• the deflection of atmospheric currents

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Which of the following does NOT play a role in causing a rain shadow?

• cold polar air

• prevailing trade winds

• mountain ranges

• adiabatic cooling

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What is "upwelling"?

• when wind near a shore pushes surface water away, nutrient rich cold water rises from the depths

• water rises from springs at the bottom of lakes

• it is when cold water sinks in the Norwegian Sea

• It is when the Coriolis effect makes currents go around in a circle

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One consequence of El Nino is _______ and increased rainfall in South America..

• flooding

• stronger Tradewinds

• strong winter storms

• drought

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Sea surface temperature changes great than 0.5^oC for greater than 5 months across the central tropical Pacific Ocean are known as

• the arctic effect

• the get stream

• a typhoon

• El Nino-Southern Oscillation

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Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

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The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• The tides

• Gravity

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In which layer of the atmosphere do all the pressure, wind, and precipitation changes occur?

• Outer space

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

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