Pearson Earth Science
Pearson Earth Science
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ISBN: 9781323205877
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 11GST
To determine

The reason for the given scenario, “the sun shines continually at the North pole for 6 months, from the spring equinox until the fall equinox, yet temperatures never get very warm”.

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