Summer solstice - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In which direction does the Earth turn around its axis of rotation? correct answers Earth turns from West to East. In which direction do we perceive the sky turning around us? correct answers Turns around us from East to West. What is the Celestial Sphere? correct answers Imaginary globe where Earth is at the center and provides an easy way of describing position of objects in sky. What are the two points that the celestial sphere seems to turn around? correct answers North Celestial Po...

Meteorology Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 The temperature scale where 32 degrees represents freezing and 212 boiling: A. Fahrenheit B. Kevin C. Absolute D. Celsius - ANSWER-A In a temperature inversion: A. Air temperature increases with increasing height B. Air temperature decreases with increasing height C. Air temperature remains constant with increasing height D. It is warmer at night than during the day - ANSWER-A During the spring equinox, the Sun's vertical rays ...

BIS 2b Final Exam (All Material) Questions With 100% Correct Answers | Verified 2023 ecology - Correct Answer-study of organisms + physical environment, organisms + organisms evolution - Correct Answer-change over time in the properties of populations assumption of total number of species - Correct Answer-- 1.8 million described/identified - 5 to 100 million estimated - through extrapolating of known info (flora and fauna in Great Britain): 4.9 million insects, maybe 10 million species ...

WX 201 Final Exam Question Bank with correct Answers The most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere by volume are nitrogen and oxygen Which of the following is considered a variable gas in Earth's atmosphere? water vapor The only substance near Earth's surface that is found naturally in the current atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas is water Which weather element ALWAYS decreases as we climb upward in the atmosphere? pressure Earth's atmosphere is divided into n...

WX 201 Chapter 3 Sandbox Exam Questions and Answers When a liquid thermometer is held in in the shade, it will: accurately measure the air temperature. The maximum in daytime surface temperature typically occurs before Earth receives its most intense solar radiation. False When in danger of a hard freeze, citrus farmers often spray a mist of water that will freeze and create a protective coating of ice over the fruit. True In July, at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemispher...

WX 201 Chapter 3 Sandbox Exam Questions and Answers When a liquid thermometer is held in in the shade, it will: accurately measure the air temperature. The maximum in daytime surface temperature typically occurs before Earth receives its most intense solar radiation. False When in danger of a hard freeze, citrus farmers often spray a mist of water that will freeze and create a protective coating of ice over the fruit. True In July, at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemispher...

What do modern astronomers mean by a constellation? - ️️c. a region in the sky as seen from Earth What is a circumpolar star? - ️️c. A star that always remains above your horizon The Moon and the star Aldeberan are 10 degrees apart. - ️️b. fist A comet is huge (!) and is measured to be 23 degrees - ️️e. "hang loose" and fingers The distance between Orion's two shoulder stars is 4 degrees - ️️a. fingers The Greeks names all of the constellations we see on the celesti...

Meteorology Exam 1 Aldrich Questions & Answers 2023/2024 The 4 layers of the Atmosphere - ANSWER--Troposphere -Stratosphere -Mesosphere -Thermosphere What part of the atmosphere do we live in? - ANSWER-Troposphere Autumn Equinox - ANSWER-September 22 Winter solstice - ANSWER-December 21 Vernal Equinox - ANSWER-March 20 Summer Solstice - ANSWER-June 21 What is the atmosphere composed of? - ANSWER-Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Neon, Helium Weight - ANSWER-The force acting o...

PHSC 121 Exam 3 Questions And Correct Answers We have seasons because... a. The earth's axis of rotation is tilted 23.5 degrees relative to the ecliptic b. the earth's axis faces the north pole toward the sun when the earth is closest to the sun, in Jan. c. The earth-sun distance decreases to a min in July - Answer -a Which is true of the vernal equinox? a. latitudes south of the Antarctic Circle see no sun for 24 hours b. The Sun is now crossing the equator into the north hemis...

Ch. 3 - Physical Geography - Climate and Vegetation Question and answers 100% correct Ch. 3 - Physical Geography - Climate and Vegetation Weather - correct answer The state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time. Equinox - correct answer The equinox marks the beginning of spring and autumn. At this time the days and nights are equal. Tundra - correct answer A tundra is a flat,treeless ring of lands around the arctic ocean. Rain Forest - correct answer A rain forest i...