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Why is it warmer at the equator compared to the poles?

• Due to the earths tilt

• The earth is spherical so the suns rays are spread over a larger surface area at the poles, making it cooler

• The sun is much closer to the equator

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The Coriolis effect bends wind to the _____________ in the Northern Hemisphere.

• right

• left

• sky

• ground

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Wind occurs because there are areas of unequal

• pressure

• gravity

• sunlight

• clouds

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Which statement is true?

• Hot air rises, cold air sinks

• Cold air rises, hot air sinks

• Temperature does not determine is air rises or sinks.

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What is the term for the path a planet takes as it orbits around the Sun?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Cycle

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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more

• less

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____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.

• Cool, Less

• Warm, Less

• Cold, More

• Warm, More

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Temperature and salinity differences in ocean water cause:

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

• High tide and low tide

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What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?

• Conduction

• Global Wind Patterns

• Convection Currents

• Temperature and salinity

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