Alice has memorized lessons she has trouble utilizing them in “real-world” applications. While falling down the rabbit hole Alice attempts to demonstrate her intelligence by using big words such as Latitude and Longitude‚ while the narrator readily admits that she “had not the slightest idea what Latitude was‚ or Longitude either‚ but she thought they were nice grand words to say”. [76] Once Alice lands from falling down the rabbit hole‚ she illustrates her book knowledge by recounting tales of misfortunate
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Rossby waves along the polar fronts bring about most mid-latitude cyclones but they can also be due to a low-pressure air parcel descending down the leeward side of a mountain changing shape and spinning faster. Eventually‚ occlusion occurs. The warm sector at the ground is forced aloft creating an occluded front
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estimating global temperature change was needed for comparison with one-dimensional global climate models. Prior temperature analyses‚ most notably those of Murray Mitchell‚ covered only 20-90°N latitudes. Our first published results (Hansen et al. 1981) showed that‚ contrary to impressions from northern latitudes‚ global cooling after 1940 was small‚ and there was net global warming of about 0.4°C between the 1880s and 1970s. Current Analysis Method The current analysis uses satellite observed
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prudence 14. Emancipate = liberate 15. Efface = obliterate 16. Embrace = hug‚ hold‚ cuddle 17. Furtive = stealthy 18. Hamper = obstruct 19. Heap = to pile 20. Hover = linger 21. Incentive = spur 22. Instigate = incite 23. Inert = passive 24. Latitude = freedom from narrow limitations 25. Lament = wail 26. Momentary = for small time 27. Merit = to deserve 28. Miserable = unhappy‚ sad 29. Obstinate = stubborn 30. Overt = obvious‚ clear‚ explicit‚ open 31. Pretentious = ostentatious 32.
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Chapter 1 • Archaeoastronomy and the Sun 3 Sites (Newgrange‚ Sundagger‚ Stonehenge) Newgrange’s roofbox is aligned to the winter solstice sunrise 2) the alignment of the tome likely reflects a belief in rebirth or reincarnation • The Sundagger of Chaco Canyon (~1000 AD) 1) On the summit of Fajada Butte in New Mexico‚ 2 spiral carvings were found behind 3 stone slabs 2) At noon on the solstices and equinoxes‚ the Sundagger exhibits 2 beams of sunlight which either bisect or frame the spirals
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Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H 2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms that are connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure‚ but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state‚ ice‚ and gaseous state‚ steam (water vapor). Water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface.[1] It is vital for all known forms of life. On Earth‚ 96.5% of the planet’s water is found in seas and oceans‚ 1.7% in groundwater‚ 1
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Australian Desert 1. The Tropic of Capricorn passes thru the center of Australia. This means the country lies close enough to trade wind latitudes for the prevailing winds to be from the southeast. These bring maritime conditions‚ with abundant rain‚ to the coast of New South Wales and Queensland. 2. Inland lies the Great Dividing Range‚ a mountain range running the length of the country parallel to the east coast. 3. Lands to the west of the mountains lie in a rain shadow. 4. 40% of Australia’s
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BIOL2110- Vertebrate Zoology Word count: 1056 Dinosaur extinction: An analysis of events and theories that possibly led to the dinosaurs’ demise. Ever since the history of Earth has been studied using fossil records‚ extinctions have always been the object of fascination and interest‚ particularly the mass extinctions that occurred throughout Earth’s history. A mass extinction can be caused by disruptive global environmental changes‚ where large numbers of species have become extinct (Urry
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Computational Modelling and Simulation of Aircraft and the Environment Computational Modelling and Simulation of Aircraft and the Environment: Platform Kinematics and Synthetic Environment Volume 1 D.J. Diston © 2009 John Wiley & Sons‚ Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-470-01840-8 Computational Modelling and Simulation of Aircraft and the Environment Volume 1: Platform Kinematics and Synthetic Environment Dominic J. Diston University of Manchester‚ UK A John Wiley and Sons‚ Ltd.‚ Publication This
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Q1) Last night you saw the star Betelgeuse exactly on your eastern horizon at 5:47 PM. Two students are discussing their answer to the question "At 5:47 PM tonight where will you see Betelgeuse?" Student #1: The Earth makes once complete rotation about its axis each day so Betelgeuse will rise at the same time every night. It will therefore be exactly on the eastern horizon. Student #2: No. The constellation Taurus rises earlier each month and so it must rise a little bit earlier each night. Betelgeuse
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