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How many hours of daylight does the Equator always have?
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12 hrs of daylight
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The lower the altitude of the Sun is, the _____ the shadow is.
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LONGER
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At NOON in the Northern Hemisphere that shadow always points_____.
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NORTH
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What evidence is there for ROTAION?
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FOUCAULT PENDULUM
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What does the Coriolis Effect do?
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Deflects wind to the right in the Northern Hemisphere
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When is the Earth closer to the Sun?
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WINTER!
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When the planet is closer to the Sun the planets orbit will go faster or slower?
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FASTER
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Define Geocentric
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The Earth's centered Universe
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Define Heliocentric
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The Sun's centered universe
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Black_______ and white_______
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black absorbs and white reflects
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