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no tidal bulge

Beyond the Tidal Bulge

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Overview That there is no tidal bulge is the key premise of this article. Upper-level oceanography undergraduates and above know this. Yet the tidal bulge…
earthgravity

Learn All About Earth’s Gravity

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Earth's gravitational field at the surface is approximately 9.8 Newtons/kilogram or 9.8 meters/second/second. But how does that change due to its shape,…
greenhouse

Frequently Made Errors in Climate Science – The Greenhouse Effect

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1.What is meant by "The Greenhouse Effect"? Many gases, such as H2O, CO2, CH4, are transparent to visible light but absorb and emit parts of the infrared…
gravity

Understanding the General Relativity View of Gravity on Earth

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Often students have difficulty reconciling the General Relativity (GR) view of gravity versus their own experience with gravity on the surface of Earth.…
earth year

How to Scientifically Measure How Many Days Are in a Year

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How many days are there in a year?Ask pretty much anyone and they will tell you 365, except for leaps years which have 366. In addition, most people…