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Which powerful, warm ocean current significantly influences the climate of Western Europe, making it milder than other regions at similar latitudes?

What phenomenon describes the bending of waves (such as light, water, or seismic waves) as they pass through different mediums or across density changes?

What mineral is known as the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth, scoring a 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness?

What is the general term for the process by which glaciers scour and remove rock from their beds, forming characteristic landforms like U-shaped valleys?

What is the name of the deep, narrow geological feature formed at convergent plate boundaries where one oceanic plate subducts beneath another?

Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the vital ozone layer, which absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation?

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