The equatorial currents are driven by
A) monsoon winds.
B) the trade winds.
C) salinity differences in the ocean.
D) polar jet stream.
E) the upper-level easterlies.
B
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The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 ________
A) is an agreement between the United States and Canada to protect rivers that cross the boundary between the two countries B) no longer protects waterways because the act has been repealed to build more hydroelectric dams C) limits dams to no less than 5 miles apart D) permits dams of no more than 10 feet in height to be built along a designated waterway E) completely prevents a designated waterway from being dammed
Wind blowing fast enough or with enough turbulence over an area of loose sediment is able to pick up and remove small fragments of rock in a process called _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The diameter of Earth is largest when measured around the
A) prime meridian. B) poles. C) subtropics. D) equator.
Many of the Native American dwellings at Mesa Verde and elsewhere in the western United States are located under overhangs that form along the contact between permeable and impermeable rock layers
These overhangs (niches) were primarily created by what process? A) exfoliation B) salt-crystal growth C) carbonic acid solution D) hydrolysis E) frost wedging