What kind of weather is usually associated with a high-pressure cell? Why?
Good weather is usually associated with a high-pressure cell because moisture laiden
air is kept from entering the area.
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What is the giant impact hypothesis for the origin of the Moon?
A) The Moon originally was about the same size as Earth, but a giant impact blasted most of it away so that it ended up much smaller than Earth. B) The Moon formed just like Earth, from accretion in the solar nebula. C) The Moon formed from material blasted out of Earth's mantle and crust by the impact of a Mars-size object. D) The Moon formed when two gigantic asteroids collided with one another.
Current evidence suggests that some massive jovian planets orbit at close orbital distances to their stars. How do we think these planets ended up on these close orbits?
A) These planets migrated inward after being born on orbits much farther from their stars. B) These planets were able to form close to their stars because their solar nebulas were cold in temperature. C) Despite their large masses, these planets are made of rock and metal and therefore could form in their inner solar systems. D) These planets were captured from other solar systems.
Which is the oldest geological feature of Mercury?
a. smooth plains b. jumbled terrain c. intercrater plains d. lobate scarps e. rilles
Compared with the period of satellites in close Earth orbit, the period of satellites orbiting far from Earth is
A) shorter. B) the same. C) longer. D) need more information