Answer the following question given this paragraph: Local winds are winds that blow over a limited area. They are influenced by local geography. Nearness to an ocean, lake or mountain range can affect local winds. Some examples are found below. Q: What type of winds blow only over a limited area? Choices: - trade - Planetary - periodic - local A:
local
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: The Sun and all the objects held by its gravity make up the solar system. Q: The sun and all objects held by it's gravity make up the? Choices: - milky way - planet - atmosphere - solar system A:
solar system
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: The formation of scientific theories is generally guided by the law of parsimony. The word parsimony means "thriftiness. " The law of parsimony states that, when choosing between competing theories, you should select the theory that makes the fewest assumptions. In other words, the simpler theory is more likely to be correct. For example, you probably know that Earth and the other planets of our solar system orbit around the sun. But several centuries ago, it was believed that Earth is at the center of the solar system and the other planets orbit around Earth. While it is possible to explain the movement of planets according to this theory, the explanation is unnecessarily complex. Q: What the scientific concept stating that when looking at two competing theories, the one with fewer assumptions should be chosen? Choices: - law of thermodynamics - law of simplicity - law of averages - law of parsimony A:
law of parsimony
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Earth is a round, three-dimensional ball. In a small area, Earth looks flat, so it is not hard to make accurate maps of a small place. When mapmakers want to map the round Earth on flat paper, they use projections. What happens if you try to flatten out the skin of a peeled orange? Or if you try to gift wrap a soccer ball? To flatten out, the orange peel must rip, and its shape must become distorted. To wrap a round object with flat paper requires lots of extra cuts and folds. A projection is a way to represent Earth's curved surface on flat paper ( Figure below ). Q: What method is used to map the earth on flat paper? Choices: - calculations - forecasts - surveying - projections A:
projections
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