What is the name of the famous waterfalls in the Sierra Maestra in Cuba?
(1 point)
Responses
El Malecón
El Malecón
Paseo del Prado
Paseo del Prado
Cascada en Río Brazo
Cascada en Río Brazo
La Habana
Cascada en Río Brazo
The Cathedral of Havana was built in the _______ style.
(1 point)
Responses
romantic
romantic
baroque
baroque
modern
modern
postmodern
baroque
How do prevailing winds produce ocean currents?(1 point)
Responses
Earth’s rotation causes air movement.
Earth’s rotation causes air movement.
Heat from the sun causes circulation patterns of warm and cool air.
Heat from the sun causes circulation patterns of warm and cool air.
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.
Heat from the sun causes circulation patterns of warm and cool air.
Why do warm ocean currents begin at the equator?(1 point)
Responses
The equator receives more direct and intense sunlight, warming the water.
The equator receives more direct and intense sunlight, warming the water.
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.
Heat rises from the southern pole and is warmest in the middle of the globe.
There is a concentration of magma rising at the equator.
The equator receives more direct and intense sunlight, warming the water.
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 cold water.
Currents in the Northern Hemisphere always carry cold water.
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 clockwise pattern.
Currents in the Northern Hemisphere tend to move in a clockwise pattern.
Currents in the Northern Hemisphere tend to move in a counterclockwise pattern.
Currents in the Northern Hemisphere tend to move in a counterclockwise 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
Warm water pools toward the west.
Warm water pools toward the west.
Equatorial winds are particularly strong.
Equatorial winds are particularly strong.
Areas of North America have a colder winter.
Areas of North America have a colder winter.
Areas see significant changes in temperature and levels of precipitation.