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Surface winds across the tropical Pacific normally move from east to west, but temporarily reverse at irregular intervals of roughly 3 to 8 years. This change in wind direction is called the _____. 

Which statement describes the characteristic of the Atlantic coast? 

_____ currents flow from east to west and west to east linking the eastern and western boundary currents. 

Gravity tends to pull Earth and the moon toward each other, but inertia, sometimes called _____, keeps them apart.  

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) can be used as _____, which are artificial substances with known histories of production or release.

The _____ associated with a great storm will build the ocean surface into a broad dome as much as 1 meter (about 3 feet) higher than average sea level. 

The _____ is the uppermost layer of seawater lit by the sun. 

Active transport is the reverse of _____. 

The process of using light energy to produce molecules rich in stored energy is called _____. 

The genus and species names constitute an organism’s _____.