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Which current has a warming effect on the climate of the southeast coast of Africa?

a) Guinea Current

b) Falkland Current

c) Benguela Current

d) Agulhas Current

Geologic history is divided into eras, periods, and epochs based on the

a) type of rock deposited at different times throughout history

b) half-life of radioactive isotopes found in rocks

c) inferred movements of Earth’s landmasses

d) fossil evidence found in bedrock

Compared to the climate at location A, the climate at location B is most likely

a) warmer and drier

b) warmer and wetter

c) cooler and drier

d) cooler and wetter

Which important geologic event in New York State occurred just after the Grenville Mountains were starting to erode?

a) Pangaea began to break up.

b) The Iapetus Ocean began to open.

c) The Catskill Delta formed.

d) The Taconic Mountains were eroded.

Scientists infer that oxygen first began to enter Earth’s atmosphere after the appearance of

a) the earliest grasses

b) the earliest flowering plants

c) coal-forming forests

d) oceanic cyanobacteria

Which mantle hot spot is correctly matched to its overlying tectonic plate?

a) Tasman Hot Spot–Pacific Plate

b) Canary Island Hot Spot–Eurasian Plate

c) St. Helena Hot Spot–South American Plate

d) Yellowstone Hot Spot–North American Plate

At which location is surface wind speed the lowest?

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

What is the relative humidity?

a) 40%

b) 36%

c) 8%

d) 4%

Compared to the subtropical jet stream, the polar front jet stream is at a

a) lower latitude and lower altitude

b) lower latitude and higher altitude

c) higher latitude and lower altitude

d) higher latitude and higher altitude

According to the graph, these atmospheric particles appear to have caused global air temperatures to

a) generally decrease for one year

b) decrease, but then increase to normal levels in one year

c) generally increase for one year

d) increase, but then decrease to normal levels in one year

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