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Based on what you have learned about seasons, why is it generally hotter in summer than in winter? Check all that apply a. The sun is higher in the sky in the summer b. We are closer to the Sun in the summer c. Earth rotates more rapidly in summer. d. We have more hours of daylight in summer e. Our half of the Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer Correct Answer-A and D What would happen to our seasons if Earth's axis tilt were different from its actual 23.5°? This series of probl...

Grass appears green because Correct Answer-it reflects green light and absorbs other colors Place each statement in the correct bin corresponding to whether it represents 1 astronomical unit (1 AU), 1 light-year, or neither of those Correct Answer-1 (AU): about 150 million kilometers, Earth's average distance from the Sun, Jupiter lies about 5.2 of these from the Sun 1 light-year: the distance light travels in 1 year, about 10 trillion kilometers, the star Sirius lies about 8 of these fro...

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What are the three types of spectra? Correct Answer-Continuous, emission, and absorption spectra What creates a continuous spectrum and what does it look like? Correct Answer-A hot solid, such as a star. All of the color is shown on the spectrum. There are no breaks. What creates an emission line spectrum and what does it look like? Correct Answer-A hot gas, such as a nebula. Only breaks in color are shown. What creates an absorption spectrum and what does it look like? Correct An...

kirkwood gaps Correct Answer-Jupiter's strong gravity makes asteroid orbits within Jupiter's orbit unstable kirkwood gaps Correct Answer-reason why the asteroids didn't form a separate planet asteroids Correct Answer-small, airless, rocky worlds revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets. most have an irregular shape and elliptical orbits jovian planets Correct Answer-the internal structures contain rock, metal, and hydrogen compounds jupiter and saturn Corre...

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