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Hint
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What characteristic do they all share?
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Rocky
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Where does warm air go?
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Over cold air
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Where does the Sun set on the Summer Solstice/June 21t
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Northwest
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What follows a cold front?
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Warmer weather
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What is the location of direct rays on June 21st?
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Tropic of Cancer
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Which hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun on September 23rd?
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Neither
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How does distance from water influence climate?
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Water moderates temperature
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In which atmospheric layer does most of Earth's weather occur?
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Troposphere
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Where does the Sun rise on the Equinoxes?
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Due East
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What type of weather is typically associated with low pressure systems?
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Clouds, storms, precipitation
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Why did people believe in the geocentric model?
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Because they observed objects moving across the sky
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What kind of star is a star that is hot and dim?
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White dwarf
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What are the inner planets?
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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What piece of evidence supports the Big Bang theory?
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Cosmic microwave background radiation
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Where does the Sun appear to rise?
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East
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Where does the Sun rise on the Winter Solstice/December 21st?
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Southeast
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How do the other planets move in the heliocentric model?
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Planets revolve around the Sun
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What did they use to prove the heliocentric model to be true?
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The telescope
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True or False: Seasons are caused by Earth's changing distance from the Sun.
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False
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What kind of air is over Central Canada?
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Cold, dry air
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Which hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun on March 21st?
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Neither
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Where does the Sun rise on the Summer Solstice/June 21st
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Northeast
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Earth's orbit has what shape?
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Elliptical
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Where do moist air masses form?
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Over oceans
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What is the most important factor that influences climate?
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Latitude
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Where is air pressure greatest?
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Sea level
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How high is the Sun's altitude on the Summer Solstice/June 21st?
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Highest
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Why is air pressure greatest at sea level?
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Because there are more air molecules pushing you down
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Earth completes one full revolution in how long?
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365 days
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Which object has the greatest gravitational force?
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The Sun
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Why does Earth experience day and night?
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Earth experiences day and night because it rotates on its axis.
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How high is the Sun's altitude on the Winter Solstice/December 21st?
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Lowest
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How does latitude influence climate?
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It determines the angle of sunlight and intensity of heating
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What was the problem with the geocentric model?
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It couldn't explain retrograde motion
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How are stars classified?
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Temperature/Luminosity
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How much of Earth's energy does the Sun provide?
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99%
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Why is the Sun never directly over the state of New York?
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New York is located at 42 degrees North
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What kind of air is over the Arctic Ocean?
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Cold, moist air
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Earth rotates from what to what?
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East to West
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How does elevation influence climate?
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Higher elevations are colder because temperature decreases with altitude
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When did the universe begin?
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14 billion years ago
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What is the second important greenhouse gas?
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Water vapor
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Where do dry air masses form?
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Over land
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