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Variations in temperature between summer and winter are greater over continental interiors than along the west coastal margins of continents because landmasses ____.
   a. are more influenced by their eastern coasts than their western coasts
   b. have a more stable climate than coastal regions
   c. receive less rainfall in their interiors than on their coasts
   d. do not cool off as quickly as large bodies of water
   e. heat up and cool off more quickly than large bodies of water

Question 2

How do isotherms on global temperature maps reflect the unequal heating and cooling properties of land and water, and ocean currents and upwellings?
   a. isotherms are oriented east-west
   b. isotherms are not present along coastlines
   c. isotherms bend at the poles
   d. isotherms bend along coastal margins
   e. isotherms remain flat along coastal margins


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wergv

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: e

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: d


scienceeasy

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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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