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Evvie72

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An astronomical unit (AU) is
 
  A) any very large unit, such as a light-year.
  B) the average distance between Earth and the Sun.
  C) the current distance between Earth and the Sun.
  D) the average distance between any planet and the Sun.

Question 2

Draw a diagram showing how temperature varies with altitude in a generic planetary atmosphere. Label each of the major layers (i.e., thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere).
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

Diagram should look like Figure 10.6.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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