Tectonic plates are parts (pieces) of the outermost layer of Earth: the Crust. (the outermost part of the mantle is also often included in the plates). This means that the land in the middle of the plates is relatively stable while the borders of the plates can be in movement - after all this is where two pieces meet. Plate borders are where the vocanoes and Earthquakes often take place.
Answer:
The Earth is constantly changing its position with the sun as the Earth tilts in relation to the sun. This creates the differences in the seasons and the annual warming and cooling cycles of the Earth’s Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Explanation:
- When the North Pole tilts most toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere experiences summer.
- Spring and Autumn) occur midway on the Earth’s journey from winter to summer and from summer to winter.
- On March 20 or 21 of each year, the Earth reaches the vernal equinox, which marks the arrival of Spring in the north and Autumn in the south. The autumnal equinox occurs on September 22-23 and marks the arrival of Fall in the north and Spring in the south.
- When it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is Winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and this has nothing to do with how close or far the Earth gets to or away from the Sun in its orbit. It’s all because the Earth is tilted on its axis.
Answer: The potential energy in the system is greatest at X
Explanation: Potential energy is how much energy an object can have. Gravity has an effect on potential energy, the higher something is, the more potential energy it has. For example, if you hold a book above your head, that book has potential energy. When you drop the book, it has kinetic energy. Therefore, since point X is the highest point, the ball has the greatest potential energy there.
The Coriolis effect decreases in magnitude with decreasing wind speed and decreases in magnitude as you move towards the equator.
The Coriolis force increases with increasing latitude and increasing wind speed. It only affects wind direction, not wind speed.
The Coriolis force increases with increasing wind speed. The Coriolis force acts perpendicular to the direction of travel (to the right of the wind in the northern hemisphere), so it cannot change wind speed.
The Coriolis effect is caused by the rotation of the Earth. In the northern hemisphere, moving objects tend to bend to the right of their intended path. In the Southern Hemisphere, moving objects tend to bend to the left of their intended path. The Coriolis effect tends to increase or decrease the speed of moving objects.
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