If you determine the number of days in a year with solar time and sidereal time how would they vary?
A) A year measured in sidereal time would be about one day longer than a year based on solar time.
B) A year measured in sidereal time would be about one day shorter than a year based on solar time.
C) A year measured in sidereal time would be about 15 minutes different than a solar day, so the difference only accumulates over time.
D) They wouldn't; a year is always about 365 1/4 days, and the 1/4 day is taken up with leap years.
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A. weathering and lithification. B. compaction and cementation. C. compaction. D. melting and cooling.
Describe the formation of each labeled feature in Figure 10.21
What will be an ideal response?
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A. It is caused by physical weathering. B. It is caused by chemical weathering. C. None of these choices are correct. D. All of these choices are correct.
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A) green B) renewable C) metered D) power E) smart