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Ocean Currents and Desert Distribution

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Which regions of the earth are barren and desert-like?

Asia

Africa and Australia (correct)

Europe

North America

What did George Hadley come up with in 1735?

A theory about the wind following the sun

A theory about the wind blowing to the southwest (correct)

A theory about the wind keeping up with the ground spinning beneath it

A theory about the wind dying in the doldrums

Which winds pushed ships southwest to the equator?

Polar winds

Monsoons

Westerlies

Trade winds (correct)

Who were the scientists mentioned in the text?

Galileo, Kepler, and Halley Signup and view all the answers

Where did Europeans discover the answer to why the wind blew to the southwest?

Oceans Signup and view all the answers

Which two scientists mentioned in the text had theories about why the wind blew to the southwest?

Galileo and Halley Signup and view all the answers

Which theory did George Hadley come up with in 1735?

The wind has trouble keeping up with the ground spinning beneath it Signup and view all the answers

What were the doldrums?

Annoying winds for sailors Signup and view all the answers

Why did the wind blow to the southwest according to Galileo's theory?

The wind follows the sun from morning til night Signup and view all the answers

Where did Europeans discover the answer to why the wind blew to the southwest?

Oceans Signup and view all the answers

Ocean Currents and Desert Distribution

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Questions and Answers

Which regions of the earth are barren and desert-like?

What did George Hadley come up with in 1735?

Which winds pushed ships southwest to the equator?

Who were the scientists mentioned in the text?

Where did Europeans discover the answer to why the wind blew to the southwest?

Which two scientists mentioned in the text had theories about why the wind blew to the southwest?

Which theory did George Hadley come up with in 1735?

What were the doldrums?

Why did the wind blow to the southwest according to Galileo's theory?

Where did Europeans discover the answer to why the wind blew to the southwest?

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