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What characterizes an air mass?
What characterizes an air mass?
Which type of air mass originates over water?
Which type of air mass originates over water?
Which air mass is likely to be dry?
Which air mass is likely to be dry?
Which type of air mass forms in high latitudes and is cold?
Which type of air mass forms in high latitudes and is cold?
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What is the diameter of Neptune in comparison to Earth?
What is the diameter of Neptune in comparison to Earth?
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What is the main component of Neptune's atmosphere?
What is the main component of Neptune's atmosphere?
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How many moons orbit Neptune?
How many moons orbit Neptune?
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What is the surface temperature of Neptune?
What is the surface temperature of Neptune?
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What type of front is characterized by warm air overriding a retreating mass of cooler air?
What type of front is characterized by warm air overriding a retreating mass of cooler air?
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Which type of front forms when cold air advances into a region occupied by warmer air?
Which type of front forms when cold air advances into a region occupied by warmer air?
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In the Northern Hemisphere, what is the circulation pattern of middle-latitude cyclones?
In the Northern Hemisphere, what is the circulation pattern of middle-latitude cyclones?
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What type of weather event is typically spawned along the cold front of a middle-latitude cyclone?
What type of weather event is typically spawned along the cold front of a middle-latitude cyclone?
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Which scientist presented the geocentric view of the universe in a refined form known as the Ptolemaic system?
Which scientist presented the geocentric view of the universe in a refined form known as the Ptolemaic system?
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Who reconstructed the solar system with the Sun at its center during the 16th century?
Who reconstructed the solar system with the Sun at its center during the 16th century?
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What type of storm is associated with severe thunderstorms and takes the form of a rotating column of air extending downward from a cloud?
What type of storm is associated with severe thunderstorms and takes the form of a rotating column of air extending downward from a cloud?
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What fuels hurricanes and helps them develop into powerful tropical storms?
What fuels hurricanes and helps them develop into powerful tropical storms?
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What is the primary difference in the precipitation patterns between warm fronts and cold fronts?
What is the primary difference in the precipitation patterns between warm fronts and cold fronts?
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What type of front forms where cool air undercuts warm air, lifting it aloft?
What type of front forms where cool air undercuts warm air, lifting it aloft?
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Which planet in the solar system is known as the 'ice giant'?
Which planet in the solar system is known as the 'ice giant'?
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What unique quality does Earth possess that sets it apart from the other planets in the solar system?
What unique quality does Earth possess that sets it apart from the other planets in the solar system?
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Which planet is famous for having a system of rings surrounding it?
Which planet is famous for having a system of rings surrounding it?
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Among the Jovian planets, which one has winds of up to 930 miles per hour and 'storms' similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot?
Among the Jovian planets, which one has winds of up to 930 miles per hour and 'storms' similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot?
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Which planet exhibits a banded appearance, a Great Red Spot, and at least sixteen moons?
Which planet exhibits a banded appearance, a Great Red Spot, and at least sixteen moons?
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What notable feature characterizes Mars among the terrestrial planets?
What notable feature characterizes Mars among the terrestrial planets?
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'Maria basins' on the lunar surface are described as what type of terrain?
'Maria basins' on the lunar surface are described as what type of terrain?
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'Protoplanets' in the early solar system primarily accumulated what kind of debris?
'Protoplanets' in the early solar system primarily accumulated what kind of debris?
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'Neptune' is classified as which type of planet based on its composition and characteristics?
'Neptune' is classified as which type of planet based on its composition and characteristics?
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'Lunar regolith' on the Moon's surface is derived from what source?
'Lunar regolith' on the Moon's surface is derived from what source?
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What did Edwin Hubble conclude from observing the redshifts of galaxies?
What did Edwin Hubble conclude from observing the redshifts of galaxies?
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How did Edwin Hubble's observations support the idea of an expanding universe?
How did Edwin Hubble's observations support the idea of an expanding universe?
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What event led to the creation of all matter and space according to the Big Bang theory?
What event led to the creation of all matter and space according to the Big Bang theory?
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How did the Doppler effect contribute to the understanding of galactic motion?
How did the Doppler effect contribute to the understanding of galactic motion?
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What does a redshift in the light spectrum of a galaxy indicate?
What does a redshift in the light spectrum of a galaxy indicate?
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Why did Edwin Hubble conclude that galaxies with greater redshifts were moving faster away from us?
Why did Edwin Hubble conclude that galaxies with greater redshifts were moving faster away from us?
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What is used to determine the distance to a star?
What is used to determine the distance to a star?
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Where are white dwarf stars located on an H-R diagram?
Where are white dwarf stars located on an H-R diagram?
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What type of stars are located in the upper-right position of an H-R diagram?
What type of stars are located in the upper-right position of an H-R diagram?
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What marks the end of a red giant star's life cycle?
What marks the end of a red giant star's life cycle?
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What determines the final fate of a star?
What determines the final fate of a star?
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How do very hot stars appear in color?
How do very hot stars appear in color?
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What is the measure of a star's brightness?
What is the measure of a star's brightness?
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'Hot, dense white dwarf stars' are formed from stars with what range of mass compared to the sun?
'Hot, dense white dwarf stars' are formed from stars with what range of mass compared to the sun?
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What causes hydrogen nuclei fusion into helium nuclei in stars?
What causes hydrogen nuclei fusion into helium nuclei in stars?
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Which measure represents a star's 'true' brightness if it were at a standard distance of about 32.6 light-years?
Which measure represents a star's 'true' brightness if it were at a standard distance of about 32.6 light-years?
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