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What occurs when the moon casts its shadow on Earth

solar eclipse

What are the main sources of meteoroids

1. Interplanetary debris that was not gravitationally swept up by the planets during the formation of the solar system.

2. Material from the asteroid belt.

3. The solid remains of comets that once traveled near Earth's orbit.

What type of atmosphere is the Mercury

mercury does not have a atmosphere

What feat did the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker accomplish

In 2001, the NEAR-Shoemaker space probe became the first unmanned probe to soft-land on an asteroid, although it was primarily designed to do its studies from orbit.

Launched in 1996, it orbited the near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros for about a year, and in February 2001 used the last of its propellant to soft-land on the asteroid. Since it was undamaged, it continued to perform surface studies until it was shut down, about two weeks later.

What do greenhouse gases contain

The earth's atmosphere contains trace gases, some of which absorb heat. These gases (water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and nitrous oxide) are referred to as greenhouse gases.

Along a front which type of air is always forced upward

Warm air :d

Hurricanes produce sustained winds of at least

Hurricanes produce sustained winds of at least 74 mph (119 km/h).

Lake-effect snow is associated with what air mass

cP

During which stage of a thunderstorm does rain begin to fall

The stage of a thunderstorm that rain begins to fall is when the clouds begin to turn black and during and after the lightning strikes.

Are comets part of the of the asteroid belt

No. Comets come from beyond the asteroid belt, mostly from a region called the Kuiper Belt, beyond the orbit of Neptune.

Which is considered a boundary between two different fronts

both warm and cold front

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