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How is the atmosphere of a planet affected by the rotation rate?
 
  A) Faster rotation rates raise the atmospheric temperature.
  B) The rotation rate determines how long the planet is able to retain its atmosphere.
  C) The rotation rate determines how much atmosphere a planet has.
  D) Faster rotation rates produce stronger winds.
  E) Faster rotation rates raise surface temperatures and thus determine how much material is gaseous versus icy or liquid.

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Briefly explain what we mean by the statement The farther away we look in distance, the further back we look in time.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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It means that when we look at a distant object, we see it as it was some time in the past, rather than as it is now. This is because the light we see has taken time to travel from the object to us.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thank you!


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