Daily Archives: March 9, 2008

Motion of Moon

The Phases of the Moon The Moon orbits the Earth roughly once a month.Looking down on the Earth and Moon from above the Earth’s north pole, we see that its revolution is in the same direction as the Earth’s rotation … Continue reading

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About Climate, Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

The greenhouse effect is the primary determinant of Earth’s average temperature and therefore of climate. But there are lesser, but still significant factors; The Sun’s brightness varies enough to effect climate. The Sun’s 11 and 22 year sunspot cycle is … Continue reading

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Weather ,Climate and Global Warming

The current temperature, wind speed and direction, precipitation, humidity, and cloud cover constitutes a weather report. The study of weather is meteorology. Weather as it varies over the course of years constitutes climate. The study of climate is called climatology. … Continue reading

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