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The apparent deflection of air masses to the right or left (depending on latitude) as they move from one latitude to another is called the:

A 15 ampere duplex receptacle can be used on a 20 ampere circuit

As the salinity of seawater increases, its:

Strike threat protection should extend _________ inches above the bottom plate of a wall

Refer to the figure below and use the numbers that correspond to global wind belts and latitudes to answer the following question. The westerlies wind belt is the area corresponding to number:

An eastern boundary current is generally narrow and swift.

Compared to an eastern boundary current in a gyre, which of the following statements is true for a western boundary current?

Thermohaline circulation is wind-driven.

What is the most common cause for hyperthyroidism?

The intensity of solar radiation received at lower latitudes (near the equator) compared to higher latitudes (near the poles) is ________.