____________ are huge rotating masses of low-pressure in which winds converge and ascend. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)


Cyclones
Typhoons
Hurricanes

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Why are fisheries heavily impacted by ENSO events?

a. Upwelling ceases b. Nutrient-rich currents are interrupted when the trade winds shift c. Low pressure systems create downwelling events rather than the normal upwelling d. Rise in sea level effects migration patterns

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The Grand Banks cable breaks of 1929 are interpreted to be the result of earthquake-caused ________.

A. tsunamis B. earthquakes C. underwater volcanic eruptions D. contour currents E. turbidity currents

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Who determined that S waves were unable to survive deep passage through the Earth's interior?

a. Alfred Wegener b. Richard Oldham c. Inge Lehmann d. Francis Bacon

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A(n) ________ is a disaster from which recovery is long and involved

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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