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Garrulous

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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) Coriolis effect
  B) Cyclonic effect
  C) Ekman spiral
  D) Hadley cell
  E) Saffir-Simpson scale

Question 2

In general, polar neritic sediment tends to have more ________.
 
  A) clay than in temperate waters
  B) coral debris than in tropical waters
  C) gravel than in tropical waters
  D) shell fragments than in temperate waters
  E) silt and sand than in tropical waters



pallen55

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



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