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What is the prime meridian and what is its significance?
A vertical line that represents 0⁰ longitude, dividing the Eastern and Western Hemisphere
What is the significance of the International Date Line?
It represents 180⁰ degrees longitude
What is the Tropic of Cancer and at what latitude is it located?
It's located at 23.5⁰ N latitude
What is the function of the atmosphere?
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What is the highest layer of the atmosphere?
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What is the main cause of wind movement?
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What is the main effect of the Earth's rotation?
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What is the name of the scale used to measure wind?
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What type of winds occur in belts that go around the planet?
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What is the main cause of the formation of seasons?
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What is the term for when a celestial body is masked by another along an observer's line of sight?
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What is the darkest part of the shadow cast during an eclipse?
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