Course Code
esm343


Question
An ocean current can be defined as a ________ movement of seawater at the ocean's surface.

Answer
horizontal



Question
The speed of air molecules corresponds to their _______ energy, which in turn corresponds to the amount of heat energy in the air.

Answer
kinetic



Question
Photosynthesis produces oxygen when carbon dioxide and water are chemically converted into ________

Answer
glucose



Question
These two gases, ________ and _________ make up approximately 99% of the dry atmosphere.

Answer
nitrogen and oxygen



Question
_______ in climate can be determined by the analysis of gas bubbles trapped in ice.

Answer
Fluctuations



Question
If the earth was a homogeneous body without the present land/ocean distribution, its temperature distribution would be strictly _______

Answer
latitudinal



Question
A ________ consists of two thermometers mounted side by side.

Answer
psychrometer



Question
The greater the difference in air pressure between any two places at the same altitude, the stronger the ______ will be.

Answer
wind



Question
In ______, German chemist, Justus von Liebig, first proposed that populations cannot grow indefinitely.

Answer
1840



Question
________ stress at the interface between the ocean and the wind causes the water to move in the direction of the wind.

Answer
Frictional


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