The underlying cause of wind is ________ of Earth's surface.

A) tropical divergence
B) equal heating
C) polar convergence
D) unequal heating


Answer: D) unequal heating

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El Niño and La Niña events ________

A) both decrease water temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean B) occur in precise patterns every 10 years C) produce changes of opposite direction in temperature and precipitation patterns D) both increase water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico E) both increase water temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean

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This biological process may have resulted in the development of eukaryotic organisms from

primitive prokaryotic organisms:a. endosymbiosis d. progradation b. abiogenesis e. outgassing c. stratification

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Which of the following is the formula of the pyrophosphate ion?

A) PO43- B) HPO42- C) P2O72- D) P2O74-

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Corals cannot survive for long when the water temperature exceeds ________ Celsius

A) 18° B) 22° C) 26° D) 30° E) 34°

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