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1
Most sandstone is composed of
unsorted and layered
sorted but not layered
unsorted and not layered
sorted and layered
2
Landscapes in NY are identified on the basis of elevation and:
bedrock structure
latitude
climate zones
geologic age
3
What is the altitude of Polaris in Slide Mountain New York?
45 degrees
73 degrees
90 degrees
42 degrees
4
Which cold ocean current affects the climate of the northeastern coast of N. America?
Gulf Stream
North Atlantic
Canaries
Labrador
5
Which motion is responsible for the image below of the changing moon
revolution of the moon around the Earth
rotation of the moon
revolution of Earth around the moon
revolution of the moon around the sun
6
Which characteristic is most likely the same for these containers?
water retention
porosity
infiltration rate
capillarity
7
Which plate boundary is one plate sliding under another?
Nazca and Pacific
Nazca and Antarctic
Indian-Australian and Antarctic
Nazca and South American
8
Red shift is used to determine
densities of planets
sizes of nearby galaxies
relative motions of distant galaxies
rotation periods of planets
9
Which planet has the least distance between the foci of its orbit
Earth
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
10
Which weather variable is measured with this instrument?
wind speed
wind direction
relative humidity
air pressure
11
At which latitude is the Sun directly overhead on certain days?
23.5 N
90 N
66.5 N
42 N
12
Earth's rate of rotation is
180 degrees per day
1 degree per day
15 degrees per day
360 degrees per day
13
By which process do plants add water vapor to the atmosphere?
precipitation
condensation
absorption
transpiration
14
Which statement is correct?
Erosion at A and B
Erosion at A and D
Erosion at C and D
Erosion at C and B
15
If there are 4 hours between two locations, what is the difference in longitude between them?
23.5 degrees
60 degrees
15 degrees
45 degrees
16
Which combination is inferred at the Earth's stiffer mantle?
3500 C and 0.4 million atm
5500 C and 0.2 million atm
3500 C and 0.2 million atm
5500 C and 0.4 million atm
17
How many days from one full moon to another full moon?
365
24
29.5
27.3
18
Which element is most abundant in the Earths' crust?
hydrogen
silicon
oxygen
nitrogen
19
Which events changes ocean currents disrupting normal weather patterns?
volcanic eruption
tsunami
El Nino
deforestation
20
Which characteristic would most likely remain constant when limestone is subjected to abrasion?
shape
volume
composition
mass
21
Earths' geologic history is based on which of the following?
seismic data
absolute dating
climate changes
fossil evidence
22
Gases in Earth's early atmosphere are inferred to have come primarily from
meteor showers
evaporation of seawater
melting of glacial ice
volcanic eruptions
23
Earth's inner core is inferred to be solid based on the analysis of:
seismic waves
crustal rocks
magnetic pole reversals
radioactive decay rates
24
The entire area drained by a river and its tributaries is called a
floodplain
delta
watershed
valley
25
Clouds form by which processes?
expanding and warming air
compressing and warming air
compressing and cooling air
expanding and cooling air
26
Air mass classified as
cT
forms from which type of source?
warm water
warm land
cool water
cool land
27
Which NY location would you see Polaris at the highest altitude?
Plattsburg
Slide Mountain
Niagara Falls
New York City
28
On which day of the year was this path observed in NY?
hint: Sun rises and sets S of E and W
March 21
September 21
December 21
June 21
29
During which process does water gain the most energy?
freezing
evaporation
condensatmeltiion
melting
30
How old is a fossil that has radioactively decayed through 3 half-lives?
11,400 years
28,500 years
17,100 years
22,800 years
31
Basaltic Rock is:
mafic, density 2.7 g/cm3
mafic, density 3.0 g/cm3
felsic, density 3.0 g/cm3
felsic, density 2.7 g/cm3
32
Winds around a low pressure system blow:
out and clockwise
out and counterclockwise
in and counterclockwise
In and clockwise
33
Which is most useful in distinguishing pyroxene from amphibole?
hardness
sample size
type of luster
angles of cleavage
