Earths rotation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Praxis II 5511 Science; Questions & Answers (A+) Nicholas Copernicus Answer-determined Earth was not center of universe and planets orbit the Sun...explained seasons and Earths rotation on its axis da Vinci Answer-invented hygrometer (measures moisture in air)and invented anemometer (wind speed) Gailileo Galilee Answer-ivnented thermoscope aka thermometer, discovered all objects fall at same rate, studied orbits of planets and disovered Jupiters moons

PRAXIS 5001 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT To reduce a fraction - Answer-divide both the numerator and denominator by any number which they are both evenly divisible To convert a fraction to a decimal - Answer-Divide numerator by denominator Convert decimal to fraction - Answer-set the decimal over 1. Then move the decimal over as many places as it takes until it is immediately to the right of the units digit. Reduce Percentage to fraction - Answer-place the # over 100 Co...

Hydrography correct answers density dependent on temperature and salinity Compare horizontal and vertical currents correct answers Horizontal currents are typically stronger than vertical. Most currents flow horizontally, while vertical movement is very localized. Describe the Geoid correct answers The Geoid is the shape that the surface of oceans would take under the influence of earth's gravity and rotation alone, in absence of winds and tides. It is the ocean surface at rest and mirror...

what is all illness ultimately caused by correct answers a malfunction at the molecular level define biochemistry correct answers the study of life at the molecular level. using chemistry to explain biology how different are pro and eukaryotes at the molecular level correct answers identical; ecoli = elephant what 4 elements make up 98% of living organisms correct answers C,N,O,H if all known life wasn't carbon based, what would be the next best option? why? correct answers silicone...

CAP MITCHELL AEROSPACE EXAM | QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADEA+ 1st U.S. space station Correct Answer: Skylab What does the aileron do? Correct Answer: moves plane along longitudinal axis Coanda effect Correct Answer: air is a fluid like water and the flow tends to stick to the wing cause of relative winds Correct Answer: as an airplane moves forward on takeoff, it creates a "wind" that goes in the opposite direction __________ can have enoug...

PRAXIS 5005 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (ALL ARE CORRECT) GRADED A+ What determines the order of the periodic table? - Answer-atomic number circulatory system - Answer-(aka cardiovascular system) This system works as the transportation highway for the body. It consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels. It transports substances such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients in the body. endocrine system - Answer-Consists of glands that control many of the body's activities by...

Physical Geography - correct answers study of earths living and nonliving systems/ study of landscapes Geographers' considerations - correct answers Spatial considerations (related to physical space) and Temporal considerations (related to changes of time Atmosphere - correct answers the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. Biosphere - correct answers part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere (all three) Hydrosphere - correct ...

GEOG 101- Exam 1 Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024

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...

Newton's first law of gravity - correct answer an object at rest or in motion in a straight line at a constant speed will remain in that state unless acted upon by a force Newton's second law - correct answer force=mass x acceleration -if the same amount of force is applied to two objects the object with a smaller mass will move faster Newton's third law - correct answer every action has an equal and opposite reaction Surface gravity on a planet - correct answer g= mass/radius^2 ...