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While visiting the Ganges delta in India, you
observe a large mass of water moving upstream, from the ocean into the
river. What phenomenon is occurring?
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Flood Current
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The single greatest source of ocean pollution is from:
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Shipping
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True or False? Spills of refined hydrocarbon products (gasoline) are usually much more harmful than spills of crude oil
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True
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True or False? Bio amplification can turn seemingly minor pollution issues into very large, serious pollution problems
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True
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True or False? Small quantities of nuclear waste produce major contamination that is very toxic and persistent
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True
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Water vapor occupies what percentage of the atmosphere?
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4%
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True or False? Conduction is a much more efficient means of moving heat than convection.
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False
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True or False? When a cannon ball is fired northward from the equator. It will veer towards the East (clockwise)
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True
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True or False? The north-south shifting of the ITCZ and the onset of the Monsoons result from seasonal variations caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis.
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True
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Extra-tropical cyclones
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-Form at the Boundary of the Polar and Ferrel Cells
-Winter weather disturbances |
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How much latent heat is given off during the phase change when water vapor becomes liquid water?
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540 calories/gram
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True or False? Planets must have an atmosphere for atmospheric circulation to occur: therefore, cyclones can only happen on earth.
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False
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True or False? Thermocline is located in low latitude regions
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True
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True or False? Coriolis effect moves counterclockwise in the Northern hemisphere
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False
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True or False? West Wind Drift or Antarctic Circumpolar current is the only current that is NOT a gyre
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True
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