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76) Planets APPEAR to go backwards (retrograde) as the earth passes them in space.
77) Lunar eclipse - can occur during a Full Moon (moon's is in Earth's shadow)
78) Evidences that the Earth rotates; FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM: appears to change its direction of swing. CORIOLIS EFFECT; deflects to the right in the N. hemisphere.
79) Summer solstice – June 21 – 16 hours daylight – sun rises north of east-vertical ray on 23 1⁄2 N, Tropic of Cancer.
80) All celestial objects APPEAR to move to the west.
81) The moon has phases because of the angle at which we view it from Earth. (Remember half of the moon is always lit).
82) Solar eclipse - can occur during a New Moon (sun is blocked by moon)
83) The seasons depend on the tilt of the Earth's axis. When the N. Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, its summer and when the N. Hemisphere is tilted away, its winter
84) Winter solstice – December 21 – 8 hours daylight – sun rises south of east-vertical ray on 23 1⁄2 S, Tropic of Capricorn.
85) Equinoxes – Vernal – March 21, Autumnal - September 23, 12 hours daylight, sun rises due east, vertical ray on equator.
86) Equator always has 12 hours of daylight
87) Earth's rate of revolution is 1°/day
88) Earth revolves counterclockwise (365 1⁄4 days).
89) Earth's rate of rotation is 15°/hr
90) Earth rotates west to east (24 hours).
91) Law of Superposition - Undisturbed strata: bottom layer is oldest
92) Law of Cross-Cutting - Intrusions and faults are younger than the rock they are in
93) Unconformity: buried erosional surface
94) Earth is closer to the sun in winter.
95) GEOCENTRIC: earth centered universe
96) HELIOCENTRIC: sun centered universe
97) The closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.
98) Hottest part of the day is after 12 noon.
99) Hottest part of the year is after June 21.
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