Which of the following is true of the Gulf Stream? Select the three correct answers.
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Responses
It is a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean.
It is a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean.
It is a cold current in the Pacific Ocean.
It is a cold current in the Pacific Ocean.
It carries warm water from the Americas to Western Europe.
It carries warm water from the Americas to Western Europe.
It moderates the climate of Western Europe.
It moderates the climate of Western Europe.
It makes Western Europe's climate more harsh.
It makes Western Europe's climate more harsh.
The three correct answers are:
- It is a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean.
- It carries warm water from the Americas to Western Europe.
- It moderates the climate of Western Europe.
How does latitude impact the temperature of a place?
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Responses
The high latitude regions have cool to bitterly cold temperatures.
The high latitude regions have cool to bitterly cold temperatures.
The high latitude regions have warm to extremely hot temperatures.
The high latitude regions have warm to extremely hot temperatures.
The low latitude regions have cool to bitterly cold temperatures.
The low latitude regions have cool to bitterly cold temperatures.
Latitude has no effect on the temperature of a region.
The high latitude regions have cool to bitterly cold temperatures.
The Gulf Stream has the following true characteristics:
1. It is a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. It carries warm water from the Americas to Western Europe.
3. It moderates the climate of Western Europe.
Therefore, the correct answers are:
- It is a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean.
- It carries warm water from the Americas to Western Europe.
- It moderates the climate of Western Europe.