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What is the Ekman spiral?
 A) The movement of water in the same direction as the wind above
  B) The decreasingly slower movement of water as it gets further away from the wind source
  C) The sum of all water directions in wind affected layers
  D) The friction created on the ocean's surface layer from wind

Question 2

Radiolarians and diatoms are both examples of ____.
 A) organisms that are only found in tropical parts of the ocean
  B) multi-celled animals
  C) creatures whose shells form siliceous oozes
  D) calcareous oozes in the deepest parts of the ocean



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lucas dlamini

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C




mynx

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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