As ocean currents carry warm water from equatorial regions northward, lands bordering the ocean are warmed. A prime example of such warming is the

A) Doldrums.
B) Coriolis force.
C) Gulf Stream.
D) Horse latitudes.


Answer: C

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Polarized light passes through a polarizer. If the electric vector of the polarized light is horizontal what, in terms of the initial intensity I0, is the intensity of the light that passes through a polarizer if the polarizer is tilted 22

5° from the horizontal? A) 0.854I0 B) 0.191I0 C) 0.147I0 D) 0.011I0

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People settle on floodplains because

A) the chance of flooding is very rare. B) floodplain soil is nutrient rich and good for agriculture. C) of river access. D) river access and rich soils.

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If a = 3.0 mm, b = 4.0 mm, Q1 = 60 nC, Q2 = ?80 nC, and q = 36 nC in the figure, what is the magnitude of the electric force on q?



a.
5.0 N

b.
4.4 N

c.
3.8 N

d.
5.7 N

e.
0.60 N

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