Earth Science MP3 Cumulative

Question 1

What is the dew point when the air temperature is 12° C and the wet bulb is 7° C

Accepted Answer

1 °C

Question 2

Which numbered position best represents the time when humans first appear in the fossil record

Accepted Answer

4

Question 3

For an air temperature of 18°C, which dew point suggest the lowest probability of precipitation

Accepted Answer

10° C

Question 4

Which weather instrument is used to determine wind speed

Accepted Answer

anemometer

Question 5

What tectonic feature is associated with a convergent boundary

Accepted Answer

Mariana Trench

Question 6

Which map shows wind patterns around Northern Hemisphere HIGHs and LOWs

Accepted Answer

1

Question 7

The Earth, atmosphere and oceans are layered by

Accepted Answer

density

Question 8

A mineral which shows cleavage, has a metallic luster and a hardness of 2.5 might be

Accepted Answer

galena

Question 9

On a contour map, steep gradient is shown with

Accepted Answer

contour lines close together

Question 10

The bedrock at which location might include this fossil

Accepted Answer

Elmira

Question 11

At which city would Polaris have the greatest altitude?

Accepted Answer

Plattsburgh

Question 12

The black section of the bars on the graph represent

Accepted Answer

the decay product nitrogen-14

Question 13

Which may have contributed to climate change causing extinction at the end of the Cretaceous

Accepted Answer

an asteroid impact

Question 14

Which community is located in a landscape region described as a plain

Accepted Answer

Rochester

Question 15

In which atmospheric layer would a tornado occur

Accepted Answer

troposphere

Question 16

An air mass forming over Canada would be classified as

Accepted Answer

continental polar

Question 17

Which rock is an example of high grade metamorphism

Accepted Answer

gneiss

Question 18

In the Northern Hemisphere, winds are deflected to the right by the

Accepted Answer

Coriolis Effect

Question 19

A light colored, low density, felsic rock would be

Accepted Answer

granite

Question 20

Compared to continental crust, oceanic crust is

Accepted Answer

darker in color, higher in density & thinner

Question 21

The two most abundant elements in Earth's crust are

Accepted Answer

silicon & oxygen

Question 22

As you travel from Kingston to Mt. Marcy, the age of the bedrock

Accepted Answer

increases

Questions 22