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The curve of the Earth causes the sun’s rays to strike:
a smaller surface area at high latitudes
a larger surface area at high latitudes
Deep Ocean Circulation
a smaller surface area at the equator
evenly everywhere on Earth
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The curve of the Earth causes the sun’s rays to strike a larger surface area at high latitudes.
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The curve of the Earth causes the sun’s rays to strike a larger surface area at high latitudes.
differences in salinity
bumping into continents
the wind
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The world’s surface ocean currents are driven by:
the rotation of the Earth
temperature only
the rate at which it is flowing
The density of seawater, which affects deep ocean circulation, depends on:
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a combination of temperature and salinity
salinity only
the salinity decreases from top to bottom
the temperature increases from top to bottom
the density of the water decreases from more dense near the surface to less dense at the bottom
If you traveled from the surface of the ocean to the bottom, you would find that:
the density of the water increases from less dense near the surface to more dense at the bottom
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they cannot keep moving north because land is in the way
it rains a lot so the get less salty
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they get colder and their density increases
their density decreases at higher latitudes
Surface waters sink in the North Atlantic because:
The Ocean Conveyor is:
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seafloor spreading that causes continents to drift apart
the name of a tugboat company
the world’s system of ocean currents that distribute heat around the oceans
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a large ship the carries cargo around the world
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