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Ocean waves and currents generally form as a result of
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Wind
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Air near the equator averages higher temperatures than air near the poles because
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Sunlight falls in a more vertical position at the equator than near the poles
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Large icebergs in the Arctic and Antarctic form as
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Glaciers cave into the sea
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Along the open ocean, barrier islands are zones of
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Intense erosion
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Plants evolved the ability of photosynthesis during the
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Precambrian period
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The source of large icebergs in
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Glaciers
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The most common depositional shoreline feature is a
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Beach
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The process of photosynthesis is important because photosynthesis
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All of these
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The two most abundant elements that make up the salinity of seawater are
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Chlorine and sodium
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The rate of evaportation over the very salty Mediterranean is
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Greater than the rate of precipitation
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As a scuba diver descends into the open ocean, pressure
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Increases and temperatures decrease
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The rainy monsoonal climate of the Tibetan highlands results from
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A strong temperature contrast and pressure gradient from warm air over the highlands and cool air over the oceans
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In general, cold days are associated with
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High surface temperature
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Which produces a greater tidal effect in your body, an overhead Moon or a grapefruit sitting on your head
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The grapefruit
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The temperature in the thermosphere reaches a whooping 2000C. This extreme termperature has very little significance because
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There are not enough air molecules and atoms colliding with one another to generate heat energy
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