Author Question: The basis for defining the length of a day is A) Earth rotates east to west. B) arbitrary, based ... (Read 65 times)

EY67 · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

The basis for defining the length of a day is

A) Earth rotates east to west.
B) arbitrary, based on a decision of an international committee that met in Washington DC in 1884.
C) Earth moves through 365.25 days a year in its orbit about the Sun.
D) Earth does not rotate; rather, it revolves.
E) Earth rotates on its axis in 24 hours; i.e., it rotates 15 of longitude per hour.

Question 2

Outside of the Great Lakes region, rising barometric pressure and a wind from the northwest generally mean that:

A) skies will clear. B) a blizzard is approaching.
C) severe weather is approaching. D) rain will occur within the next 3 hours.