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| go 5x the distance between the pointer starts of the big dipper |
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| How does the earth rotate? |
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| west to east 15 degrees per hour in 24 hrs |
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| in the US, at 12:00, to see the sun you have to face |
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| counterclockwise, 1 degree per day in 365 days |
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| In the US at 12:00 to see the sun you have to face??? |
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| counterclockwise, 1 degree per day in 1 year |
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| as the planet gets closer to the sun |
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| the earth's orbit around the sun is |
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| the moon revolves around the earth in.... |
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| an elliptical orbit in 1 month |
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| the seasons are caused by |
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| the tilt of the earth's axis and the evolution around the sun |
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| The intensity fo sunlight varies with |
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| at an angle of 90 degrees |
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June 21
Sun rises- north of east, altitude is highest, vertical ray hits tropic of cancer, NY gets 16 hrs of daylight, north pole- 24hrs |
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| Dec 21, run rise=south of east, sun sets=south of west, sun's altitude=lowest, vertical ray hits tropic of capricorn, ny gets 8 hrs of sun |
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| Vernal equinox/Autual equinox |
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| March 21st/September 23 Sun rises-due east, sun sets=dues west, vertical ray hits=equator, whole earth gets=12 hrs of sun |
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| 12 hours of intense sunlight |
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| short wavelength light energy |
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| long wavelength heat energy |
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| gases such as carbon dioxide |
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| prevent the escape of heat causing the greenhouse effect |
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| cool summers and warm winter |
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| cold winters and hot summers |
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| Leeward side of a mountain is |
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| dry and warm due to compression |
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| Winward side of a mountain is |
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| cool and moist due to expansion |
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