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An maritime tropical air mass would be best described as

warm and wet

What characteristic distinguishes Neptune from the other planets

Neptune is extremely windy.

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.

Which is not a Jovian planet

Jovian planets are also known as gas giants. There are four Jovian planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Answer: Earth

Why did aristotle concluded that earth was round

Because during a lunar eclipse, Aristotle observed that the shape of the earth was round.

What do barrier islands form as a direct result of

Barrier islands form as the result of wave or tidal flow parallel to a coastline.

What natural warming of both earth lower atmosphere and the earths surface is the blank effect

greenhouse effect

How the geocentric model of the universe stated that

The geocentric modelof the universe stated that the earth was at the centre of the universe.

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