A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day and night cycle on Earth. What should the student do in order to best model the cause of the day and night cycle?

Consider an insulating crystal, made up of layers of atoms. what form would you expect the temperature dependence of the phonon heat capacity to approach at extremely low temperatures if the interlayer coupling is i)very strong (rigid coupling), and ii) very weak. explain.

Which explanation most accurately describes convection within the ocean

(10 pts! ) the major factor which causes seasonal weather changes on the earth is: a. elliptical orbit b. variation in distance from sun c. tilt of the axis d. atmosphere