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10 Cards in this Set
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Earth Rotation |
Counter Clockwise |
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Coriolis Effect |
Deflected to right in Northern Hemisphere Deflected to Left in Southern Hemisphere |
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Latitude |
North max +90 South Max -90 |
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Longitude |
East max 180 West max 180 |
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Where is 0 Longitude? |
Greenwich, England |
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Accuracy of GPS |
10 m horizontally and 15 m vertically |
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GPS total satellites |
24 |
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How many satellites are needed to determine location? |
4 for 3d 3 for 2d |
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Summer subsolar point |
+23 degrees No sun in southpole |
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Winter subsolar point |
-23 degrees No sun in northpole |
