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ConcepTest: Eccentricity and Seasons

Mars has a more eccentric orbit of the Sun than Earth. Mars is 20% closer to the Sun during winter in its Northern hemisphere than it is during its summer. What would be the implications for the seasons on Earth if ...

Keywords:: Lecture, Climatology, ConcepTests, Geoscience, Solar System, NSDL, Lunar and Planetary Science, Education, Space Science

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Material Type:: Assessment Tool
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Author:: Unknown (Know the author?)
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division
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Language:: English
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