The ecliptic

A. is the average distance between the Sun and Earth.
B. is the plane of Earth's orbit.
C. refers to the gases from which our solar system formed.
D. occurs during a solar or lunar eclipse.


Answer: B

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

Which of the following substances is not considered to be a source of ethanol?

What will be an ideal response?

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The bottom trawling method of fishing

A) is an effective way to prevent overharvesting of commercial species. B) reveals a design that is intended to limit bycatch. C) results in environmental degradation similar to clear-cutting a forest. D) assures below TAC levels in compliance with the Magnuson Act.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

  Which of the preserve shapes shown has the greatest interior area relative to perimeter area?

A. A B. B C. C D. D E. All of the shapes have about the same interior/perimeter measurements

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Syncretism is reflected in the Hispanic borderlands by "Spanish" architecture, which is more based upon indigenous people's building styles than upon European influences. What is the Native American house type involved in this syncretism?

A. plank house B. hogan C. mound house D. pueblo

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences