Because deep ocean circulation is driven largely by variations in water temperature and salinity, it is also called ________ circulation

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


thermohaline

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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It takes very little energy to change water from a liquid to a vapor.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The development of the waterwheels provided a mobile power source during the Industrial Revolution.

a. true b. false

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A 2014 NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center study reminds us that ____.?

A) ?by increasing the per-capita depletion of nature, a collapse in civilization can be avoided B) ?Earth's natural replacement capacity is well below its total possible capacity C) ?civilizations are not permanent D) ?nature has a way of maintaining equilibrium on its own, thus allowing civilization to thrive indefinitely

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