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