Solar Nebula Hypothesis (#3)
What will be an ideal response?
> All the nebula's individual dust particles began to stick together and form larger bodies, called
planetesimals.
> The planetesimals were young objects that were not yet large enough to be called planets. But they continued to grow over millions of years, gradually getting bigger and bigger.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Solar radiation arriving at Earth's atmosphere and surface is called
A) solar constant. B) solar wind. C) auroras. D) thermosphere. E) insolation.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of tropical climates
A) Unstable air masses B) Consistent day lengths C) Warm ocean temperatures D) Short, though relatively mild, winters
Map of the average daily insolation received in the 48 coterminous United States, such as in your textbook, would show the ________ to have the highest values
A) northwest B) northeast C) central U.S. D) southwest E) southeast