Unit 1: Planet Earth (Flashcards quick review)

Question	Answer
What is the generic name for these planets? Image: Terrestrial+Planets (binary/octet-stream)	Terrestial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars)
These are Uranus and Neptune. What are these planets made of? Image: Uranus+And+Neptune (binary/octet-stream)	Mostly ice
These are Jupiter and Saturn. What are these planets made of? Image: Jupiter+And+Saturn (binary/octet-stream)	Mostly gases
This is Cape North (Norway) at 3 am. What date should it be? Image: Midnight+Sun (binary/octet-stream)	Summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere (June 22-23)
Why is it so cold at the poles? Image: Thermal+Zoles (binary/octet-stream)	Because the rays of the sun strike there at a very wide angle, and when they reach the earth their heat is very weak.
What are the vertical lines called? Image: Meridians+And+Parallels (binary/octet-stream)	Meridians
This is a northern Norwegian city at 3 pm. What date should it be? Image: Winter+Solstice+In+Norway (binary/octet-stream)	Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere (December 22-23)
What sort of projection is this one, and what are the main pros and cons? Image: Azimuthal (binary/octet-stream)	Azimuthal. It is good to represent the zones in the middle (in this case, the South Pole), but it is not intended to represent edge areas. (They appear distorted)

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