1. Earth's rotation on its axis gives rise to the occurrence of day and night. What do you think could happen if
Earth's axis is not tilted? What would the effect be on the seasonal changes?
2. Why do solar and lunar eclipses occur?
3. Why do aircrafts fly on the stratosphere?
4. What can you do to alleviate the effects of climate change?
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1.Land breezes come from land while sea breezes come from the ocean or other large bodies of water. The key difference is due to the property of water to retain heat and warm up longer as compared to land. Land breezes are also known as off-shore winds while sea breezes are also called on-shore winds.
2 Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, leaving a moving region of shadow on Earth's surface. Lunar eclipses occur when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon. ... The shadow of the Moon sweeps over the surface of Earth.
3 Commercial jet aircraft fly in the lower stratosphere to avoid the turbulence which is common in the troposphere below. The stratosphere is very dry; air there contains little water vapor. Because of this, few clouds are found in this layer; almost all clouds occur in the lower, more humid troposphere
4 Speak up! ...
Power your home with renewable energy. ...
Weatherize, weatherize, weatherize. ...
Invest in energy-efficient appliances. ...
Reduce water waste. ...
Actually eat the food you buy—and make less of it meat. ...
Buy better bulbs. ...
Pull the plug(s).
(this will likely not work because the rest the world wont listen