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jeatrice

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Idealized pressure belts and wind systems are significantly modified by Earth's tilted axis of rotation and ________.
 
  A) differences in the heat capacities of the ocean and land
  B) differences in the latitudinal albedo
  C) Ekman transport
  D) latitudinal variations in the Coriolis effect
  E) variations in incoming solar radiation over many years

Question 2

Our world ocean can be divided into four principal oceans plus an additional ocean, based on the ________ of the ocean basins and the ________ of the continents.
 
  A) shape; position
  B) position; latitude
  C) size; shape
  D) depth; elevation


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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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jeatrice

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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