Change in the shape of Earth's orbit is called eccentricity. This change could also affect the climate in different parts of the world over a long period of time. Axial Procession of the Equinoxes Bulges in the spherical shape of Earth causes the planet to wobble on its axial plane as i...
Earth's seasons are a result of the planet's orbit and axial tilt. John Lamb / Getty Images It turns out that the elliptical orbit of the Earth has little effect on the seasons. Instead, it is the 23.45-degree tilt of the planet's rotational axis that causes us to have winter and...
8. Earth has a big moon to stabilize its axial wobbleWithout the Moon, life on Earth may not be possible. Source: Deposit PhotosEarth’s Moon plays a pivotal role in stabilizing our planet’s climate and facilitating conditions conducive to life. One of its key functions is to moderate ...
Just to recap, the Webb is the largest space telescope ever built. Its mirror has a diameter of 6.5 meters or 21.3 feet. As a point of comparison, the Hubble Space Telescope has a diameter of 2.4 meters or 7.9 feet. The total light gathering area of the Webb is 6.25x that of Hubble...
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While the laws of gravity work just fine to model what we need in sufficient detail, there is still confusion of what causes the observed phenomenon of attraction between masses. We have the proponents of “pushing gravity” who say it’s the fluid aether pushing things together. Then there ...
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/topics/climate-change/causes What is climate change?The Earth’s climate varies over times scales from months through to centuries and beyond. Factors that affect the climate over time-scales from hundreds to millions of years include:•energy output from ...
If these facts are not alarming enough, and won’t push people to get involved in environmental causes then maybe the maps created by National Geographic will create some buzz. North America The entire Atlantic seaboard would vanish, along with Florida and the Gulf Coast. In California, San Fr...