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What is the average salinity of ocean water?
What is the average salinity of ocean water?
Which ocean is home to the Marianas Trench, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Which ocean is home to the Marianas Trench, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
What primarily influences deepwater currents in oceans?
What primarily influences deepwater currents in oceans?
Why are gyres observed to rotate clockwise in the northern hemisphere?
Why are gyres observed to rotate clockwise in the northern hemisphere?
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In which layer of the atmosphere do radio communications take place?
In which layer of the atmosphere do radio communications take place?
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Which ocean is the newest and sits between Africa and Australia?
Which ocean is the newest and sits between Africa and Australia?
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Where is the International Space Station located in the Earth's atmosphere?
Where is the International Space Station located in the Earth's atmosphere?
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What causes thermohaline circulation, also known as the Global Conveyor Belt?
What causes thermohaline circulation, also known as the Global Conveyor Belt?
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What defines the boundaries of a watershed?
What defines the boundaries of a watershed?
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Why are watersheds important?
Why are watersheds important?
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What can happen to diffuse contaminants in a watershed?
What can happen to diffuse contaminants in a watershed?
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What is the largest zone in the ocean?
What is the largest zone in the ocean?
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In which ocean zone do plants and algae primarily grow?
In which ocean zone do plants and algae primarily grow?
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What is the primary factor that divides the ocean into major zones?
What is the primary factor that divides the ocean into major zones?
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What can be found around hydrothermal vents in the ocean?
What can be found around hydrothermal vents in the ocean?
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'Diffuse contaminants over a wide area can become concentrated as water in the basin is funneled to the same place.' This statement highlights the concept of:
'Diffuse contaminants over a wide area can become concentrated as water in the basin is funneled to the same place.' This statement highlights the concept of:
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What are the two most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
What are the two most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
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Which gas acts as Earth's sunscreen by blocking harmful ultraviolet light?
Which gas acts as Earth's sunscreen by blocking harmful ultraviolet light?
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What do greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide do in Earth's atmosphere?
What do greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide do in Earth's atmosphere?
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What is the process called where warmer, less dense material rises and colder, denser material sinks in a fluid?
What is the process called where warmer, less dense material rises and colder, denser material sinks in a fluid?
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What are the three global-level convection cells named near the equator, mid-latitudes, and poles?
What are the three global-level convection cells named near the equator, mid-latitudes, and poles?
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How does air pressure affect temperature?
How does air pressure affect temperature?
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What happens to air as it rises up the windward side of a mountain?
What happens to air as it rises up the windward side of a mountain?
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What is responsible for the formation of clouds when warm, moist air rises?
What is responsible for the formation of clouds when warm, moist air rises?
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Why does air naturally move from high-pressure to low-pressure systems?
Why does air naturally move from high-pressure to low-pressure systems?
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