Earth Science!!

Which weather variable generally decreases when wind speed is increasing, clouds are thickening, and visibility drops?

Most of the sediment that is compacted and later forms shale bedrock is _______

To an observer in New York State, the duration of daylight increases continuously from ______

Which mineral will scratch fluorite, galena, and pyroxene?

Sediment is deposited in a river delta because the __________

Which processes of the water cycle return water vapor directly to the atmosphere?

Jet stream winds over the United States generally move from _____ to _____

The curving of the planetary winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere is evidence of _________

A plane traveling in a straight line from Watertown to Utica would fly over which landscape region?

Which rock weathers most rapidly when exposed to acid rain?

Which agent of erosion most likely formed the drumlins and finger lakes in New York State?

The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Current modify the climate of northwestern Europe by making the climate ____ and ____

Most of Earth’s weather events take place in the _________

A landslide is an example of _______

What controls the direction of movement of most surface ocean currents?

During which Northern Hemisphere season is Earth closest to the Sun?

Which processes lead directly to the formation of igneous rock?

 Which planet’s day (period of rotation) is longer than its year (period of revolution)?

Which motion causes the Coriolis effect on Earth?

What is the approximate percent of oxygen by volume present in Earth’s lower atmosphere?