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| 3151 |
What is the maximum speed of a Tropical Cyclone?
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Above 119 km/hr.
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| 3152 |
What is the spiral band of thunderstorms surrounding the eye of a cyclone called?
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Eye Wall.
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| 3153 |
What is the Low-Pressure center of a tropical cyclone called?
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The Eye.
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| 3154 |
What is the term for a tropical storm system with high-speed winds and intense rainfall?
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Cyclone (or Hurricane, Typhoon).
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| 3155 |
What is the term for the elevated region that separates two drainage basins?
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Water Divide (or Watershed).
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| 3156 |
What is the term for the area of land where all the water drains to a common outlet?
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Drainage Basin.
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| 3157 |
What is the name of the river that forms the boundary between the USA and Mexico?
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Rio Grande.
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| 3158 |
What is the river that is also known as the 'Yellow River'?
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Huang He (China).
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| 3159 |
What is the name of the river that flows through London, UK?
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River Thames.
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| 3160 |
What is the world's most massive saltwater lake, bordering several countries?
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Caspian Sea.
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| 3161 |
What is the name of the largest salt marsh desert in the world, located in India?
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Rann of Kutch.
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| 3162 |
What is the effect of the meeting of a warm and a cold current?
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Creation of fog and excellent fishing grounds.
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| 3163 |
Where does the Labrador Current (a cold current) flow?
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Along the eastern coast of Canada.
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| 3164 |
What is the name of the warm ocean current that flows along the eastern coast of North America?
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Gulf Stream.
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| 3165 |
What is the name of the cold ocean current that flows along the western coast of South America?
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Peru Current (or Humboldt Current).
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| 3166 |
What major factors influence the formation of ocean currents?
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Planetary winds, Coriolis force, Temperature differences, and Salinity differences.
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| 3167 |
What are the two main types of ocean currents?
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Warm and Cold Currents.
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| 3168 |
What is the movement of ocean water in a continuous, defined path called?
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Ocean Current.
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| 3169 |
What is the term for the process of water movement up a river, caused by the tide?
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Tidal Bore.
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| 3170 |
When do Neap Tides occur (lowest high tides)?
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During the First and Third Quarter Moon (when Sun, Earth, and Moon form a right angle).
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| 3171 |
When do Spring Tides occur (highest high tides)?
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During the New Moon and Full Moon (when Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line).
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| 3172 |
What are the two types of tides based on the gravitational alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon?
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Spring Tides and Neap Tides.
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| 3173 |
What is the lowest level of a tide called?
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Low Tide.
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| 3174 |
What is the maximum height of a tide called?
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High Tide.
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| 3175 |
What is the term for the periodic rise and fall of the sea level caused primarily by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun?
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Tides.
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