Calm winds associated weak pressure gradient and the vertical ascent of air in the ITCZ are known as

A) Hadley cells.
B) the horse latitudes.
C) the doldrums.
D) westerlies.


C

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After broken wave water rushes up the beach face as far as it will go, it returns toward the water body as ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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