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1 EarthKAM Jacob Pruitt 5 th Period

2 Satellite Ground Tracks O Location determined by latitude and longitude O Orbit’s ground track determined by earth’s rotation

3 How does the Earth’s Orbit Affect Ground Tracks? O Space craft fixed in space O Rotates east O Shifts to the west during successive orbits

4 Location of Different Orbits O 10° inclination of orbit A O 30° inclination of orbit B O 50° inclination of orbit C O 85°inclination of orbit D

5 Volcanic Comoro Islands Ngazidja, Mwali, Nzwani, and Mayotte 200 miles off the east coast of Africa 7,746 feet active volcano on Ngazidja 785 total square miles of islands 12.08°S, 44.15°E

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8 Andes Mountain Range in Chile World's longest continental mountain range 4,300 miles long 430 miles wide Split into several ranges Highest mountain range outside Asia at 22,841 feet 27.60° S, 69.29° W

9 The Bahamas O 29 islands O 661 cays O 5,382 sq. miles O Bahamas' capital - Nassau O One of the richest countries in the Americas O 24.39º N, 78.02º W

10 Tongue of the Ocean O Deep oceanic trench O Separates Andros and New Providence O Drops 115 feet O 24.30° N, 77.30° W

11 Stonehenge Cumulus clouds Flat base May only be 330 feet above the ground Prehistoric monument Constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC Located in Wiltshire, United Kingdom 51.10° N, 1.49° W

12 Sakhalin Island, Russia Favorite Picture O North of Japan O 589 miles in length O Rich in natural resources O Timber, fishing and oil reserves O Mountainous terrain O Settled by Japanese fishermen O 50.15° N, 143.00° E

13 Nikon D2X Digital SLR Super Slide O Controlled by Lenovo (IBM) T61p Laptop O Mounting stability of Window Observational Research Facility (WORF) and small camera bracket O Upside down pictures O 50 mm lens O 124 miles across by 83 miles vertically

14 Works Cited "Andes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2011.. "Cloud Types!." Spark | UCAR Science Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2011.. "NASA - Home." NASA - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2011.. "Redirect Notice." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2011.. "Stonehenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2011.. "Tongue of the Ocean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2011.. capita, the terms of GDP per. "The Bahamas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2011.. MLA formatting by BibMe.org


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