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#Question id: 9151


What would be the effect on climate in the temperate latitudes if Earth were to slow its rate of rotation from a 24-hour period of rotation to a 48-hour period of rotation?

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
  1. Seasons would be longer and more distinct (colder winters and warmer summers).

  2. Large-scale weather events such as tornadoes and hurricanes would no longer be a part of regional climates.

  3. Winter seasons in both the northern and southern hemispheres would have more abundant and frequent precipitation events.

  4. There often would be a larger range between daytime high and nighttime low temperatures.