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How do prevailing winds produce ocean currents?(1 point)

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Earth’s rotation causes air movement.
Earth’s rotation causes air movement.

Tornadoes cause circulation patterns of warm and cool air.
Tornadoes cause circulation patterns of warm and cool air.

The angle of Earth’s axis causes air movement.
The angle of Earth’s axis causes air movement.

Heat from the sun causes circulation patterns of warm and cool air.

Why do warm ocean currents begin at the equator?(1 point)
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The equator receives more direct and intense sunlight, warming the water.
The equator receives more direct and intense sunlight, warming the water.

There is a concentration of magma rising at the equator.
There is a concentration of magma rising at the equator.

The volcanic activity at the equator heats up the water.
The volcanic activity at the equator heats up the water.

Heat rises from the southern pole and is warmest in the middle of the globe.

How are ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere different from currents in the Southern Hemisphere?(1 point)
Responses

Currents in the Northern Hemisphere always carry warm water.
Currents in the Northern Hemisphere always carry warm water.

Currents in the Northern Hemisphere tend to move in a counterclockwise pattern.
Currents in the Northern Hemisphere tend to move in a counterclockwise pattern.

Currents in the Northern Hemisphere always carry cold water.
Currents in the Northern Hemisphere always carry cold water.

Currents in the Northern Hemisphere tend to move in a clockwise pattern.

In an El Niño year, trade winds are too weak to send warm currents west. Instead, warm currents travel east into South America. What is the end result of this difference in an El Niño year?(1 point)
Responses

Equatorial winds are particularly strong.
Equatorial winds are particularly strong.

Warm water pools toward the west.
Warm water pools toward the west.

Areas see significant changes in temperature and levels of precipitation.
Areas see significant changes in temperature and levels of precipitation.

Areas of North America have a colder winter.
Areas of North America have a colder winter.

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Here are the correct responses to each question:

  1. How do prevailing winds produce ocean currents?

    • Heat from the sun causes circulation patterns of warm and cool air.

  2. Why do warm ocean currents begin at the equator?

    • The equator receives more direct and intense sunlight, warming the water.

  3. How are ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere different from currents in the Southern Hemisphere?

    • Currents in the Northern Hemisphere tend to move in a clockwise pattern.

  4. In an El Niño year, trade winds are too weak to send warm currents west. Instead, warm currents travel east into South America. What is the end result of this difference in an El Niño year?

    • Areas see significant changes in temperature and levels of precipitation.
Which of the following was one way different regions of the country agreed?
(1 point)
Responses

support of slavery
support of slavery

support for the War of 1812
support for the War of 1812

support for foreign policies
support for foreign policies

support of economic stability

Which of the following was the main reason Spain agreed so readily to sell Florida to the United States after so many years of actively colonizing it?
(1 point)
Responses

Spain needed the money.
Spain needed the money.

Spain feared a revolt in Florida.
Spain feared a revolt in Florida.

Spain was busy fighting rebels in Latin America.
Spain was busy fighting rebels in Latin America.

Spain knew it had a weaker military than the United States.

How did the Supreme Court expand the power of the federal government during Monroe’s term as president?
(1 point)
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It gave the federal government the power to abolish slavery.
It gave the federal government the power to abolish slavery.

It gave the federal government the power to acquire land in Central America.
It gave the federal government the power to acquire land in Central America.

It gave the federal government the power to settle disputes over sectionalism.
It gave the federal government the power to settle disputes over sectionalism.

It gave the federal government power to regulate the economy.

Here are the correct responses to each question:

  1. Which of the following was one way different regions of the country agreed?

    • support for the War of 1812

  2. Which of the following was the main reason Spain agreed so readily to sell Florida to the United States after so many years of actively colonizing it?

    • Spain was busy fighting rebels in Latin America.

  3. How did the Supreme Court expand the power of the federal government during Monroe’s term as president?

    • It gave the federal government power to regulate the economy.
Which is a conclusion?(1 point)
Responses

a presentation of an argument
a presentation of an argument

a final piece of evidence
a final piece of evidence

a persuasive main idea
a persuasive main idea

a summary section
a summary section

Which sentence tells one thing that a conclusion should do?(1 point)
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It should capture the reader’s interest.
It should capture the reader’s interest.

It should maintain the style of the essay.
It should maintain the style of the essay.

It should explain evidence that supports ideas.
It should explain evidence that supports ideas.

It should provide new information.

Use the paragraph to answer the question.

Keeping a library in your home has many benefits. If you are ever bored, you always have something to read at hand. Studies also show that caregivers who keep books in their home are more likely to have kids who love to read.

Which sentence is the best conclusion for this paragraph?

(1 point)
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However, books can be expensive, so some families may have trouble building a home library.
However, books can be expensive, so some families may have trouble building a home library.

You know that it would be amazing to keep some books in your home for these reasons.
You know that it would be amazing to keep some books in your home for these reasons.

So keeping a library is a great way to encourage your and your loved ones’ love of reading.
So keeping a library is a great way to encourage your and your loved ones’ love of reading.

People who keep home libraries may also find that their children perform better in school.
People who keep home libraries may also find that their children perform better in school.

Here are the correct responses to each question:

  1. Which is a conclusion?

    • a summary section

  2. Which sentence tells one thing that a conclusion should do?

    • It should explain evidence that supports ideas.

  3. Which sentence is the best conclusion for this paragraph?

    • So keeping a library is a great way to encourage your and your loved ones’ love of reading.