The Primary Purpose Served by Surface Ocean Currents Is To

question 47

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose served by surface ocean currents is to:

• A)transfer heat and equalize the imbalance of energy between the poles and the equator.
• B)drive atmospheric wind patterns.
• C)help dissipate excess energy received at the poles during their periods of 24-hour daylight.
• D)equalize climate impacts felt on opposite sides of the same continent.

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Definitions:

Alternation of Generations

A type of life cycle characteristic of plants and a few algae and fungi in which they spend part of their life in a multicellular n gametophyte stage and part in a multicellular 2n sporophyte stage.

Gametophyte

The reproductive stage in the life cycle of plants and algae where gametes, the cells responsible for reproduction, are created.

Sporophyte

The diploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces spores through meiotic division.

Diploid

Refers to cells that contain two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.