What causes the seasons - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Describe what happens when two tectonic plates collide along a subduction zone. correct answers One plates moves under another and sinks into Earth's mantle. A trench may be formed Explain how subduction leads to volcanic activity correct answers One plate is pushed down and melted as molten material/ magma rises to the surface near the zone What areas exhibit island arcs correct answers Coast of Asia (Philippines, Ryukyu, Japan, Kuril, and Aleutian) What areas exhibit a growing nonvol...

BIO 182 FINAL EXAM ASU LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ Describe boreal forests -Forms in sub-arctic -Dominated by highly cold tolerant trees -Very cold winters and short, cool summers -Low precipitation -NPP is low Describe grasslands -Conditions are too dry to enable tree growth -Moderate temps and rainfall -NPP lower than forest communities Describe subtropical deserts -Very low rainfall -High annual temps -Low NPP Describe temperate forests -Trees are leafless in winter -Rai...

What causes the seasons? - ANSWER The tilt of the Earth's rotation axis to its orbit around the Sun causes parts of the Earth to experience more direct illumination from the Sun and longer days during the summer than the winter. What part of the Earth spins the fastest? - ANSWER the equator If you were standing at Earth's North Pole, where would you see the north celestial pole relative to your zenith? - ANSWER at the zenith If the star Polaris has an altitude of 35°, then we know that ...

2000 GE Exam 3 Questions and Answers Latest Updated What is the world's highest mountain range? What made it? Where is the Deccan plateau? - CORRECT ANSWER-Himalayas, world's highest mountain range. Made from the crash of Indian and Eurasian plates. The Deccan plateau is in Southern India and is surrounded by Ghats (smaller mnt ranges). What technically is the monsoon? How do winds flow in the winter? In the summer? Which one is the rainy season for most of the sub-con...

ASVAB part III- General Science Test Questions and Answers| Graded A 2024/2025 What is the name of our galaxy? The Milky Way. How does the Earth's axial tilt affect the seasons? The Earth's axial tilt causes different parts of the Earth to receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year, leading to the changing seasons. What is the primary force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun? Gravity. What phase is the moon in when it is completely illuminated as seen ...

is the earth's surface heated evenly and why or why not - no due to rotation of the earth land and oceans as well as the seasons what creates low pressure areas - rising air from the equator where does wind flow from and to - from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure what is deflection with regards to wind - wind does not flow directly to the low because of the earth's rotation and terrain when do clouds form - when water vapour is released clouds form gasses in the atmospher...

Gizmo Scavenger Hunt-8th Grade Statewide Science Questions and Answers Latest (Graded) What is wrong with this experiment? There isn’t a control variable everything is changing, like the amount of water the plant receives, and the amount of sunlight. 15 pts (SC.8.N.1.1) Create a controlled experiment using one of the following Gizmos (Growing Plants, Coral Reefs Gizmo, Food Chain Gizmo, Conduction & Convection Gizmo, Force & Fan Carts Gizmo, Fan Cart Physics Gizmo, Sled Wars Gizmo, ...

What is the best way to correct a uterine torsion in cattle? correct answers -Cast the cow in lateral recumbency towards the direction of the torsion and roll the cow over. -Can place a plank in front of the udder to assist correction "plank in the flank" What plant causes excessive salivation in ruminants? Pathogenesis? Signs? correct answers Red clover Red clover can become infected with Rhizoctonia leguminicola (called black patch disease). Especially in warm, wet seasons The t...

Why study global change? - Answer--allows us to understand why global temps fluctuate and what causes fluctuations (natural and anthropogenic) -how it affects populations over time -tackling climate change before it things get much worse Why does the Earth change - Answer-1-earth's internal heat makes the asthenosphere weak enough to flow 2-Sun radiation What happens as a result of a weak asthenosphere? - Answer--continental drift -volcanism: enough volcanic outgassing can cause clim...

What causes the seasons? - ANSWER The tilt of the Earth's rotation axis to its orbit around the Sun causes parts of the Earth to experience more direct illumination from the Sun and longer days during the summer than the winter. What part of the Earth spins the fastest? - ANSWER the equator If you were standing at Earth's North Pole, where would you see the north celestial pole relative to your zenith? - ANSWER at the zenith If the star Polaris has an altitude of 35°, then we know that ...