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What impact does the formation of the ozone layer have on our planet?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Why are temperature fluctuations greater over land than water?
 
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What is the Gulf Stream?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Answer: As a protective envelope, the formation of the ozone layer blocked most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation. Once this radiation was blocked, Earth's surface became more hospitable to life.

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Beautifully done Thanks

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Answer: Warm equatorial water that flows westward into and around the Gulf of Mexico then northward along the eastern coast of the United States. As it flows northward along the North American coast, the prevailing westerlies steer the warm current eastward toward Europe. It is then diverted southward toward the equator where it is picked up by the trade winds to move westward into the Gulf of Mexico and start the cycle once again




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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Wow, this really help

 

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