Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 45, Problem 5TY
What is the driving force that determines the circulation of the atmospheric air?
- temperature differences of the Earth
- winds
- ocean currents
- mountain ridges
- all of the above
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