maybe chapter twenty8 + ch 2nine Flashcards
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where does our weather take place
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troposphere
2
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air temperature increases with altitude and the air is stable
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temperature inversion
3
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a natural process in which certain gasses warm a planet
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greenhouse effect
4
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How are the atmospheric layers divided
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composition and temperature
5
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what is the majority of the troposphere made up of
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nitrogen 78%
6
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what is the second biggest gas in the troposphere
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oxygen 21%
7
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what are trace gasses
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water vapor, argon( majority) carbon dioxide, ozone, neon, Methane, Nitrogen oxides.
8
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weather takes place in which layer
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troposphere
9
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does the temp decrease or increase with altitude in the troposphere
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decrease
10
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How many layers in atmosphere
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5
11
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names of the 5 layers down to up
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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
12
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where is the ozone layer
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stratosphere
13
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where is the ozone layer
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stratosphere
14
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does the temp increase or decrease with altitude in the stratosphere
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increase
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does the temp increase or decrease with altitude in the mesosphere
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decrease
16
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do the last two layers affect weather
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nah og
17
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where does 100 percent of solar radiation come from
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The sun
18
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25% of solar radiation is reflected by what
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clouds
19
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20% of solar radiation is absorbed by particles in the what
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the atmosphere
20
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what percent of solar radiation is absorbed by the earths surface
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50%
21
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what percent of solar radiation is reflected by the land and sea
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5%
22
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3 basic cloud types
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stratus cumulus and cirrus
23
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explain what a stratus cloud looks like
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layered sheet like clouds that rain
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explain what a cirrus cloud looks like
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wispy high altitude
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explain what a cumulus cloud looks like
puffy and cause fair weather
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what is it called when water evaporates and then comes back
WATER cycle
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a narrow fast moving, high altitude wind
Jet stream
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the deflection of an item due to the earths rotation
Coriolis Effect
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large volume of air with uniform mass and temp
air mass
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where air masses interact
weather fronts ඞ
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What are the two pressure systems
Low and high pressure system
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What is a low pressure also known as?
A low
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Which way does the air flow in a low pressure system
Counterclockwise
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what is the result of a low pressure system
The air rises and causes precipitation
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What is a high pressure system also known as
A High
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how does air flow in a high
clockwise
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what does a high cause
air sinks which causes clear skies
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What the four weather fronts be
Cold, warm, stationary, and occluded fronts
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what da cold fronts do
cold air pushes hot air up causes the formation of cumulus cloud
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What da representation of da cold fronts
dems bloo triangles
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what da warmth fronts do tho
warm air gently rises
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what da warmth fronts cause
startus clouds form or da fogs
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on da newths what da warmths fronts be
red semi circles
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stationary fronts do tho
cold and warm fronts meet and can last days
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Newths representation of stationary front
mix between cold and warm fronts`
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what occluded front do
cold front that overtakes the warm front
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how the occluded front represented
purple triangle circles
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How many severe weather
8
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maritime climate
climate effected by the ocean
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continental climate
climate not effected by the ocean
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what is the long term average of weather conditions
climate
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what is weather
day to day conditions
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what are the 5 sphere
atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere
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what is the atmosphere
air around us
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what is the cryosphere
frozen water
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what is the biosphere
everything that is organic
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what is the hydrosphere
liquid water
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what is the lithosphere
earths outermost layer
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what is the primary factor that influences climate at a given location
latitude
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where the most solar radiation hit
equator
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at what degrees do the sun rays hit earth
90 degrees
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at what degrees do the sun rays hit earths surface in the temperate zones
45 degrees
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what zone are we in
temperate
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what other factors determine climate
precipitation, sea breeze
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what climate do we live in
grassland
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what is the increase of temperature in the earths near surface air called
global warming
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the warming of the pacific ocean off the coast of western south america that occurs every 3 to 10 years
El Nino
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What is the opposite of El Nino Cold airs cool the ocean
La Nina
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how do seasonal changes occur
the way the earth is tilted
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in spring where we tilted
somewhat near the sun
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what was it called when earth was covered in ice
ice age the movie going buck wild
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what is the human factor on the climate
energy consumption
deforestation
industry
agricultural
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what is deforestation
trees get cut down
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how does deforestation affect climate change
trees gone no mo oxygen
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what is a round three dimensional figure called
sphere
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what is a elongated, closed curve with two foci
elipse
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is earth a perfect sphere
no the width is longer than the height
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what are some ancient observations to prove that is a sphere
objects fall down like to the center of a sphere
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what are two factors that affect gravitational strength
mass
| distance
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which diameter of earth poll to poll or through its equator
idk bro
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what does the magnetic field protect us from
solar flares
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where is the southern magnetic field
the northern hemisphere
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what degrees is earths axis tilted
11.7
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do the magnetic pols reverse
yes they do
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how often do magnetic reversals happen
every 200,000
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when was the last magnetic reversal
780,000
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what part of the magnetic field reflects harmful radiation
The magnetic sphere
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what are the northern and southern lights called
aurora borealis
| aurora Australis
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how are the auroras created
particles from the sun collide withe the atmosphere
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when are we closest to the sun
January 147 million km
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a 15 degree wide area in which time is the same
time zone
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spinning of earth on its axis
Rotation
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on spin around the sun
revolution
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plane of orbit around the sun
ecliptic
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earths axis is pointed towards the sun
solstice
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earths rotational axis is perpendicular to a line drawn from the center of the earth to the center of the sun
equinox
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who devised a method of timekeeping around 3000 B.C.
babylonians
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what was the symbol for degree taken from
sun
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how many degrees does the earth spin in one day
360
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how many hours does it take for the earth to make one full rotation
24
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how many degrees does the earth spin in one hour
15
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what direction does the sun rise
east
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what direction does the sun set
west
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True or false all time zones are the exact same size
False they are modified to fit around cities states and country borders and other key sites
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how many time zones are there in the world
24
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which direction do you move to add hours
east
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what direction do you move to subtract hours
west
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how many time zones are there in the US
6
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what are the names of the time zones
central, mountain. pacific time. eastern standard time
| Alaskan, Hawaiian time
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what is a solar day
full rotation from noon to noon
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what is a sidereal day
rotation from star to star
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what are the two main reasons for season
earths tilt
| earths revolutions around the sun
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which two seasons have a solstice
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which month is the summer solstice
june
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which month is the winter solstice
january
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which two seasons are equinoxes
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which month is the spring equinox
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which month is the fall equinox
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when is the longest day of the year
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when is the shortest day of the year
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when are the days almost 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night
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what is a tide
a rise or fall in the ocean surface
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reflect the change in appearance
moon phase
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solar eclipse explain
moon is in between the earth and sun
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lunar eclipse explain
earth is between the sun and moon
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maria explain
dark lava filled areas on the moon
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regolith explain
layer of white dusty material on the moon
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How many days does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth
27.3
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A complete lunar phase cycle takes 29.5 days what is this called
synodic month
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do we ever see the back side of the moon
no
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what causes a tide to rise and fall
moons gravitational pull
| suns gravitational pull
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what is the rise of the sea level called
high tide
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after the sea level rises how many hours does it take for the sea level to drop
6 hours
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which is farther from the earth the sun or moon
sun
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does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on the earths tides
moon
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how are the sun moon and earth during spring tide
idk
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how are the sun moon and earth aligned for neap tide
idk
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what does the phase of the moon you see depend on
the positions of the moon earth and sun
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what are the definitions of waxing and waning phase
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waxing = more lit
waning = less lit
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what are the moon phase names
new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent
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where is the word month derived from
moon
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how is the earth moon and sun aligned during a solar eclipse
sun moon earth
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what is an umbra
darkest part of the shadow
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what is a penumbra
not dark
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how is the earth moon and sun aligned during a lunar eclipse
sun earth moon
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how are depressions on the moon formed
craters from asteroids and meteors
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are there mountains on the moon
yep
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which side of the moon is thicker
farside
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is the mantle of the moon a solid or liquid
solid
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what did the clementine spacecraft do
confirmed thickness
| mineral content of moon rocks
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what did the lunar prospector do
took pics of da moon
confirmed iron rich core
collected evidence of ice
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what is the giant impact theory
mars sized object collided with earth
