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Cards in this guide (10)
Why do two-dimensional maps of Earth have distortions

Earth is three-dimensional, but maps are two-dimensional.

Which planet do most known extrasolar planets LEAST resemble

Mars

The inner planets such as Mars, Earth or Mercury. these are too small to identify in other systems and too close to the star.

What is not standing in the way of astronomers getting a good view of distant stars

Forgetting to remove the telescope lens cap is not usually the problem.

The answer to this multiple choice question is "red shift" which is actually a useful phenomenon in viewing and analyzing the light from very distant stars. Light is shifted in wavelength by the movement of stars toward or more typically AWAY from the observer, or by moving through strong gravitational fields.

The property of ice that allows it to float in water is the ice's low

density

When a ball rolls down a hill what wasted energy conversion occurs

Potential energy to kinetic energy

What map that shows the layout of the roads in a city with no information about elevation is called

what map that shows the layout of the roads in a city with no informatoin about elevation is called

What tells you the number of inches on the planimetric map for every actual mile that the map represents

Scale

How are automatic car washes and self-serve car washes are the same

The car does get cleaned.

If you were testing how well different dish soaps cleaned your dishes the control group would be-

If you were testing how well different dish soaps cleaned the dishes the control group would be dishes washed in plain water.

If two objects at different temperature are in contact with each other what happens to their temperatures

the same

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