Atmosphere Redemption - Ryan Beeler | Biblioteka

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The city of London in the United Kingdom is found approximately at the same latitude as the city of Calgary in Canada. Calgary has an average high temperature in December of −4.6 degrees Celsius, while London has an average high temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius.
Which of the following statements best explains why the average temperature of London is warmer than that of Calgary in December?

Oceanic currents warm the atmosphere in London.

The solar radiation reaching London is more perpendicular than the solar radiation that reaches Calgary in December.

London is farther from the North Pole than Calgary is.

The Hadley cell converges over London and pushes warm air toward the surface.

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The Californian current reverses direction and flows northward.

The Californian current flows southward with increased speed.

The Peruvian current strengthens, leading to cooler-than-average sea-surface temperatures.

The Peruvian current weakens, leading to warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures.

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The warm ocean currents off the United States flow east, making the atmospheric temperatures warmer in Africa.

Africa is closer to the equator, which makes the temperatures warmer than those of the United States.

The cold ocean currents off Africa absorb heat from land and therefore cool the atmosphere.

The cold ocean currents evaporate more easily, releasing latent heat into the atmosphere.

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Reversals of Hadley cell circulation in the Atlantic Ocean

Increased dust blowing into the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara desert

Warmer surface waters in the Pacific Ocean

Reduced deep-water upwelling in the Pacific Ocean