In the Northern Hemisphere, ocean currents in the Atlantic and the Pacific move in a generally circular pattern. The direction of this motion is ____ in the Atlantic and ____ in the Pacific
A) clockwise; counterclockwise
B) counterclockwise; counterclockwise
C) clockwise; clockwise
D) counterclockwise; clockwise
C
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a. Tropical water masses b. Temperate water masses c. Equatorial water masses d. Polar water masses
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a. cinder cones b. talus c. breccia d. debris flow e. regolith
Which of the following statements defies the first law of thermodynamics?
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)