The moon and Earth remain in a stable orbit due to their mutual gravitational attraction being offset by inertia
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which of the following explains the blue colour of the sky?
A. transmission of visible light through the ozone layer in the Earth's stratosphere B. filtering effect of water vapour in the Earth's atmosphere C. selective scattering of visible light by air molecules D. reflection of sunlight off the Earth's oceans
List the six Phanerozoic transgressive-regressive cratonic sequences of North America:
______________, ______________, ______________, ______________, ______________, ______________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
If the earth rotated twice as fast as it does, the Coriolis force would be half as much as on Earth
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is true regarding phase changes?
A) Energy is released when going from higher to lower energy state. B) Energy is required to go from a higher to lower energy state. C) All phase changes involve the release of energy. D) All phase changes require energy absorption.