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| Which planet's day is longer than its year? |
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| Jupiter's apperent movement across the night sky is... |
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| If a high tide occurs on a beach at 6am, when will the next probably occur? |
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| How many high tides per day? |
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| name two pieces of evidence that earth rotates. |
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| Foucault pendulum, coriolis effect. |
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| The coriolis effect causes winds to bend to... |
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northern hemisphere-right
southern hemisphere-left |
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| NAme a star cooler and less luminous than the sun |
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| Seasonal changes on earth are mainly caused by... |
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| the tilt of earth's axis, and the revolution of it around the sun |
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| Temp. and plate boundary at 40S and 77W |
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| How does the higher specific heat of water affect spring temps near shore of lake erie |
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| The temps on water are cooler than on land |
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| What controls most direction of surface currents? |
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