WHAT IF EARTH STOPS SPINNING? As we all know‚ planets spin. Our solar system was formed billions years ago from a spinning cloud of gas and dust. Nowadays‚ the Earth is turning at more than 16 hundreds kilometers an hour‚ bus it’s gradually slowing down about two seconds every one hundred thousand years. BUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THAT SLOWDOWN SPEEDS UP? If the speed of rotation were reduced by about one kilometer per hour‚ traffic air would face serious consequences. Most commercial aircrafts
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1. If the earth rotates in the opposite direction to that of today‚ with the aid of diagrams‚ describe the likely characteristics of the global atmospheric circulations. The sun heats the atmosphere more at the equator than it does at the poles. There would initially be a surplus of heat at the equator and a deficit at the poles which would be evenly distributed through oceans and the atmospheric circulation such as in Figure 1. This is due to the density differences between air masses because of
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Weather and Atmospheric Water Humidity- the amount of water in the air in a particular spot. Relative Humidity- the percentage of water vapor a certain volume of air is holding relative to the max amt it can contain. 80% humidity means that it is holding 80% of the total amt of water that it can hold at that temp. Heat Index- shows what the temperature feels like due to humidity. Dew Point- the point at which air becomes saturated with water. Water will condense from the air as dew‚ if the
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EARTH SCIENCE B STUDY GUIDE My name Craig Belnap Semester Earth science B MODULE SIX QUESTION ANSWER 6.1 Coastal Pollution 1. What are the consequences of coastal pollution? Unsafe environment for humans and wildlife‚ it can also kill fish that many use as a source of income. 2. What are the sources of coastal pollution? Agricultural‚ municipal‚ and industrial run off. Oil spills and waste that is dumped directly into the ocean. 3. What sequence of events causes a dead zone? Fertilizers
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Freshman Year Semester 1 Exam Study Honors Earth Science: Chapter 1: Branches of earth science Astronomy - study of objects beyond earths atmosphere Meteorology - study of air that surrounds the earth~ how air interacts us give us weather Geology- study of the materials that make up the earth and the processes that form and change those materials -4.6 billion Oceanography- study of earths oceans 3/4 Of earths surface * subspecialties are climatology‚ ecology‚ paleontology
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The MODIS is the primary instrument in the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Terra and Aqua satellites‚ which were launched in December 1999 and May 2002 respectively‚ for the purpose of monitoring the seasonality of global terrestrial vegetation. MODIS is a multi-spectral sensor with 36 discrete spectral bands ranging from visible‚ near infrared‚ to thermal infrared‚ which has been extensively used for land‚ ocean and atmosphere research. The equatorial crossing time for Terra and Aqua satellites
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sally Response paper 02/28/13 Mrs. Mclung “The Good Earth” This novel written by Pearl S. Buck‚ was published in 1931‚ endures today as a classic novel of Peasant farm life in china during the first quarter of the twentieth century. This story is mainly about a farmer who wanted to become wealthy and live the great life. What he desired and came true. The women in Chinese culture were quite different in the sense that they had to have their
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Earth Day Founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues‚ Earth Day is now a globally celebrated holiday that is sometimes extended into Earth Week‚ a full seven days of events focused on green awareness. The brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson and inspired by the antiwar protests of the late 1960s‚ Earth Day was originally aimed at creating a mass environmental movement. It began as a "national teach-in on the environment" and was held on April 22 to maximize the number of
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Whether groups are formed for social or task oriented purposes‚ the ability to produce and maintain a sense of affiliation‚ peer support and collaboration is important for overall group functioning. The cohesion of a social group is produced through the establishment of a set of group norms‚ which are later defined as a guide for conduct accepted within a group of individuals. However‚ in order for a group to perform and produce results‚ the team leader should guide his/her team through the proper
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Reaction Paper How the Earth was Made There were a few things I liked about the video how the earth was made. The video brought up some things that I had previously known about our planet’s development into what it is today. Also it brought about some interesting new theories about our planets ice ages‚ continental alignments and the water world theories. Here are some of the things that I had found most intriguing
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