When someone on Earth observes the Moon in the first-quarter phase, someone on the Moon facing Earth observes Earth in the
A) crescent Earth phase.
B) third-quarter Earth phase.
C) new Earth phase.
D) first-quarter Earth phase.
E) full Earth phase.
B
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a. 0.45 m/s2 c. 28 m/s2 b. 0.60 m/s2 d. 14 m/s2
Pretend an object is set sliding on a huge frictionless plane in contact with the surface of Earth as shown. Once the object is set in motion it will
1) theoretically slide to the right forever 2) slide back and forth 3) slow down and stop because 4) of its inertia. 5) gravitational force decreases with increasing distance. 6) the object is sliding "uphill" and then "downhill" relative to the round Earth.
At what longitude is an observer who sees the last-quarter moon on his meridian when it is 12:00 noon local solar time at 75°W?
On pages 3 the chapter notes Europeans were unaffected by smallpox compared to Native American cultures. Why were they unaffected?
What will be an ideal response?