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1
During which Northern Hemisphere season is Earth closest to the Sun?
autumn
spring
winter
summer
2
Which weather variable generally decreases when wind speed is increasing, clouds are thickening, and visibility drops?
precipitation
dewpoint
relative humidity
air pressure
3
What is the approximate percent of oxygen by volume present in Earth’s lower atmosphere?
21%
46%
33%
57%
4
Sediment is deposited in a river delta because the __________
volume of the river increases
force of gravity decreases
velocity of the river decreases
gradient of the river increases
5
The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Current modify the climate of northwestern Europe by making the climate ____ and ____
warmer and more humid
cooler and more humid
cooler and drier
warmer and drier
6
A plane traveling in a straight line from Watertown to Utica would fly over which landscape region?
Tug Hill Plateau
Adirondack Mountains
Champlain Lowlands
St. Lawrence Lowlands
7
Jet stream winds over the United States generally move from _____ to _____
east to west
north to south
west to east
south to north
8
The curving of the planetary winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere is evidence of _________
High and low pressure belts
the tilt of Earth's axis
Earth's revolution
The Coriolis Effect
9
To an observer in New York State, the duration of daylight increases continuously from ______
March 1 to May 1
September 1 to November 1
June to August 1
December 1 to February 1
10
Which processes lead directly to the formation of igneous rock?
weathering and erosion
melting and solidification
heat and pressure
compaction and cementation
11
Which processes of the water cycle return water vapor directly to the atmosphere?
water retention and runoff
infiltration and capillarity
freezing and precipitation
evaporation and transpiration
12
Which rock weathers most rapidly when exposed to acid rain?
basalt
quartzite
granite
limestone
13
Most of the sediment that is compacted and later forms shale bedrock is _______
pebbles
sand
silt
clay
14
Which planet’s day (period of rotation) is longer than its year (period of revolution)?
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
15
What controls the direction of movement of most surface ocean currents?
Seismic activity
Varying salt content in the ocean
Density differences at various ocean depths
Prevailing winds
16
Which agent of erosion most likely formed the drumlins and finger lakes in New York State?
moving ice
mass movement
wave action
running water
17
Most of Earth’s weather events take place in the _________
thermosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
atmosphere
18
Which mineral will scratch fluorite, galena, and pyroxene?
dolomite
graphite
calcite
olivine
19
Which motion causes the Coriolis effect on Earth?
revolution of the Moon around the Earth
rotation of the Moon on its axis
revolution of the Earth arounf the Sun
rotation of the Earth on its axis
20
A landslide is an example of _______
river deposition
chemical weathering
glacial scouring
mass movement