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You Are Standing on a Shoreline with the Ocean to Your

Question 166

Question 166

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You are standing on a shoreline with the ocean to your west. The wind is traveling from west to east. The wind would be called ________.


A) windward
B) onshore
C) easterly
D) leeward
E) offshore

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