You are vacationing at Disney World near Orlando, Florida (28.5°N), on June 3. At what altitude will you observe the noon Sun? Include correct horizon. (Show work.) The problem has been started for you.

What will be an ideal response?


? 5 90° 2 (arc distance between your latitude and subsolar point)
? 5 90° 2 (28.5°N 4 subsolar point)
83.47° above the southern horizon

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Earth exerts a force on the Moon. The forces between Earth and Moon make up

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This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows land cover, with green being vegetation and tan and brown being bare rock and sand. The areas with the least vegetation (they are light on a black and white version) correlate most clearly with which aspect?



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C) Excessive amounts of precipitation
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