Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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Chapter 18.1B, Problem 4A
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The approximate average change of the noon Sun angle per day.
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Sun rises and sets at different locations on the horizon daily. This is because Earth rotates around the Sun as well as on its axis. Earth takes 24 hours to rotate on its axis and 365 days to revolve around the Sun.
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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Ch. 18.1A - Prob. 1ACh. 18.1A - Prob. 2ACh. 18.1B - Prob. 1ACh. 18.1B - Prob. 2ACh. 18.1B - Prob. 3ACh. 18.1B - Prob. 4ACh. 18.1B - Prob. 5ACh. 18.2 - Prob. 1ACh. 18.2 - Prob. 2ACh. 18.2 - Prob. 3A
Ch. 18.2 - Prob. 4ACh. 18.2 - Prob. 5ACh. 18.3 - Prob. 1ACh. 18.3 - Prob. 2ACh. 18.3 - Prob. 3ACh. 18.3 - Prob. 4ACh. 18.3 - Prob. 5ACh. 18.3 - Prob. 6ACh. 18.3 - Prob. 7ACh. 18.3 - Prob. 8ACh. 18.3 - Prob. 9ACh. 18.3 - Prob. 10ACh. 18 - Prob. 1LRCh. 18 - Prob. 2LRCh. 18 - Prob. 3LRCh. 18 - Prob. 4LRCh. 18 - Prob. 5LRCh. 18 - Prob. 6LRCh. 18 - Prob. 7LRCh. 18 - Prob. 8LR
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