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Which regions of the earth are barren and desert-like?
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?
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?
Which winds pushed ships southwest to the equator?
- Polar winds
- Monsoons
- Westerlies
- Trade winds (correct)
Who were the scientists mentioned in the text?
Who were the scientists mentioned in the text?
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Where did Europeans discover the answer to why the wind blew to the southwest?
Where did Europeans discover the answer to why the wind blew to the southwest?
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Which two scientists mentioned in the text had theories about why the wind blew to the southwest?
Which two scientists mentioned in the text had theories about why the wind blew to the southwest?
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Which theory did George Hadley come up with in 1735?
Which theory did George Hadley come up with in 1735?
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What were the doldrums?
What were the doldrums?
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Why did the wind blow to the southwest according to Galileo's theory?
Why did the wind blow to the southwest according to Galileo's theory?
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Where did Europeans discover the answer to why the wind blew to the southwest?
Where did Europeans discover the answer to why the wind blew to the southwest?
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