What is the name of the current that effects Ireland?
North Atlantic Drift
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What is the capital of the U.S.A?
Washington D.C.
200
What is the most frequent wind to blow over an area called?
Prevailing Wind
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Name 2 gases in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen Oxygen
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What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
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What is the biggest ocean in the world?
Pacific
200
What is the biggest country in the world?
Russia
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How is an area of low atmospheric pressure created?
When air is heated, it expands and becomes lighter. It rises and creates an area of low atmospheric pressure.
300
What does Latitude mean?
Distance North or South of the equator called. it is measured in degrees.
300
What is the longest river in Ireland?
The Shannon
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What are Ocean Currents?
Patterns of moving water
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What is the capital of Spain?
Madrid
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How is Wind speed measured?
Anemometer
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How long does it take the earth to orbit the sun?
365.25 days
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Name 2 upper course features?
Interlocking Spurs Waterfall
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What is causes the movement of Oceans?
Unequal heating of the Earth
Prevailing Winds
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What is the smallest state in the world?
Vatican
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What is used to describe the effect wind has on the landscape?
Beaufort Scale
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How much of the sun's energy reaches the earth? Where does the rest of it go?
50% of the sun’s energy reaches planet earth.
25% is deflected back into space by dust and clouds in the atmosphere.
25% is absorbed as it passes through the atmosphere.
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What is the name of the point where a river enters the sea?
Mouth
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What do ocean currents transport around the globe?