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Mark the one and only one correct answer to each multiple choice question or provide the answer in the space provided. All questions are 3 points unless otherwise indicated for a total of 185 points for the exam. The Hadley Cell is a. A large eddy current in the Gulf Stream b. An ocean current in the Artic Ocean c. A convection cell in the outer core d. An atmospheric circulation pattern 1. 2. Solifluction is a. Downhill movement of soil by freeze-thaw processes. b. The amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface. c. Variations in the intensity of the sun's energy. d. The upward flux of atmospheric heat in a hurricane. 3. Sediment load is transported by high winds in three kinds of ways. They are? 4. Till is? a. Wind blown fine-grained material b. Well rounded rocks sorted by size c. Round rocks of mixed size in a clay matrix d. Sand and gravel. st deserts of the world are found at what latitude (answer in degrees)? what two isotopes is commonly used to assess paleotemperature. Vhat is the most abundant MINERAL in granite,

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1. D. A Hadley cell is an atmospheric circulation pattern.

2. A. Solifluction is the downward and downhill movement of soil by freeze thaw process.

3. Suspension for tiny particles, saltation for little bigger particles and creep for bigger particles.

4. C. Round Rock of mixed size in a clay matrix.

Most of the deserts are found in the north latitude of 30 degrees and south latitude of 30 degrees.

The ratio of oxygen and hydrogen istopes are used in the assessment of palaeotemperature.

Quartz and feldspar are the two abundant minerals in Granite

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