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Is the eccentricity of a circle 0 or 1? I have seen conflicting answers..
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Re: Meteorology B

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...I'm not sure how that's exactly related to Meteorology, but the eccentricity of a circle is 0. The more elliptical it gets (i.e. longer and skinnier), the higher the eccentricity gets until it becomes a parabola, which has an eccentricity of 1.
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AlphaTauri wrote:...I'm not sure how that's exactly related to Meteorology, but the eccentricity of a circle is 0. The more elliptical it gets (i.e. longer and skinnier), the higher the eccentricity gets until it becomes a parabola, which has an eccentricity of 1.
Eccentricity is part of the Milankovitch Cycle, which we have to know.
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AlphaTauri wrote:...I'm not sure how that's exactly related to Meteorology, but the eccentricity of a circle is 0. The more elliptical it gets (i.e. longer and skinnier), the higher the eccentricity gets until it becomes a parabola, which has an eccentricity of 1.
Oh wow, all these tests say that the eccentricity of a perfect circle is one... :|
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Come on test makers!!!
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On the Virgina regional test in the wiki...
The best conditions for snow and ice build-up over time (conditions leading to glaciations or iceages)
are:
(warm/cold/wet/dry means ‘more than normal for that season’)
a) Warm summer and cold winters
b) Cool/dry summer and Warm/wet winters
c) Cold/wet winters and cool/wet summers
d) Dry/warm summers and wet/cold winters

I would think C, but the answer says B.. How is that?
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tornado guy wrote:On the Virgina regional test in the wiki...
The best conditions for snow and ice build-up over time (conditions leading to glaciations or iceages)
are:
(warm/cold/wet/dry means ‘more than normal for that season’)
a) Warm summer and cold winters
b) Cool/dry summer and Warm/wet winters
c) Cold/wet winters and cool/wet summers
d) Dry/warm summers and wet/cold winters

I would think C, but the answer says B.. How is that?
Warm winters are good for ice buildup??????? I totally agree with you tornado guy, I would have picked C too.
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I really don't get this solution... I would have also picked C.
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tornado guy wrote:On the Virgina regional test in the wiki...
The best conditions for snow and ice build-up over time (conditions leading to glaciations or iceages)
are:
(warm/cold/wet/dry means ‘more than normal for that season’)
a) Warm summer and cold winters
b) Cool/dry summer and Warm/wet winters
c) Cold/wet winters and cool/wet summers
d) Dry/warm summers and wet/cold winters

I would think C, but the answer says B.. How is that?
Perhaps the warm and wet winters allow for a moderate amount of snow and ice to accumulate, and the cool and dry summers keep it frozen for a longer period of time. Rain will often break up a layer of snow, and some snow might stay frozen at higher altitudes the entire winter given the summer is cool enough.
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That makes sense.
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