Circulation in which of the following oceans is particularly sensitive to changes in its deep-water circulation pattern that dramatically and abruptly affect climate?
A) The North Atlantic Ocean
B) The North Pacific Ocean
C) The South Atlantic Ocean
D) The South Pacific Ocean
E) The Southern Ocean
A
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a) Transform boundaries move segments of mid-ocean ridges. b) Transform boundaries destroy segments of mid-ocean ridges. c) Transform boundaries create segments of mid-ocean ridges. d) Transform boundaries connect segments of mid-ocean ridges.
Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The melting of Arctic sea ice by rising temperatures is an example of a negative-feedback loop BECAUSE the lack of ice cover will result in the Arctic Ocean absorbing more of the Sun's radiation. A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect. but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
The Hawai'ian Islands, ethnically and linguistically, are considered part of this island group
A) Indonesia B) Melanesia C) Micronesia D) Polynesia E) Mesonesia
A dark band of rock debris down the middle of a glacier from the union of two adjacent glaciers is a(n) ________
A) kame B) medial moraine C) lateral moraine D) terminal moraine E) arête