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Which of the following best explains why the arrows curve for the westerlies and the trade winds?

• The ocean currents create winds flowing in a similar direction to the current.

• The Coriolis effect causes the winds to curve that way because the Earth rotates from east to west.

• The Coriolis effect causes the winds to curve that way because the Earth rotates from west to left.

• The sun is shining and warming the air from the right side of this diagram.

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• Most people visit the shore during the day and are not there at night.

• The air above the land heats up and cools off more quickly than the air over the water.

• The seawater is capable of having salt dissolved in it, but the land cannot.

• The shape of the land is constantly being changed by the motion of the seawater.

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• Amarillo

• Detroit

• Orlando

• Reno

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• Albany

• Bismarck

• Nashville

• San Diego

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Which global pattern of atmospheric movement is most likely to influence the weather in all of Texas (Not just Houston)?

• The Polar Jet Stream

• The Gulf Stream

• The Trade Winds

• The Monsoon Winds

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Which statement best describes the climate of the two cities

• Both locations are influenced by a warm current making them warm.

• Hopedale is influenced by a cold ocean current making it colder and Stornoway is influenced by a warm ocean current making it warmer.

• They have the same climate because they have the same latitude.

• Stornoway is influenced by a cold ocean current making it colder and Hopedale is influenced by a warm ocean current making it warmer.

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In order for a hurricane to form, there must be ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , and ​ (c)   winds.

• warm ocean water
• cold ocean water
• high humidity
• low humidity
• light
• strong

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Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters that heat the air above them, causing it to rise. The low pressure caused by the updraft of the warm moist air brings in more warm moist air in the form of converging winds.

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