Summer Solstice in NYS

16 hrs, North Pole=24hrs, tropic of cancer receives DR(23.5)

Planets appear to go...

retrograde, backwards as the earth passes them in space

Winter Solstice in NYS

8 hrs, DR=23.5 on Tropic of Capricorn, North Pole=0hrs

There is NO temp. change at a

Phase change, only a gain or release pf latent heat

Longitude is based on...

the diff. in local time between you're location and the PM

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Earth Science Regents 2017

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1
During the equinoxes everywhere receives
It depends on the location
12 hrs
A lot of rain
0 hrs
2
Winter Solstice is
both days
June 21st
other
December 21st
3
500 rule (Air Pressure)
Not a real thing
less than 500 add a 10 and a decimal
Both A and B
greater than 500 add a 9 and a decimal
4
Summer Solstice in NYS
Very warm, lots of rain
16 hrs, North Pole=24hrs, tropic of cancer receives DR(23.5)
12 hrs, South pole=24hrs
No sun at all
5
Planets appear to go...
retrograde
backwards as the earth passes them in space
15 degrees/hour
slowly
6
The latitude of Polaris equals...
A star
Your longitude
Your latitude
7
Summer Solstice is
June 16th
June 21st
very warm
December 21st
8
Temp. Lag
Hottest part of the year is after June 21st
None of the Above
Hottest part of the day after 1 PM
A and B
9
Equinoxes (Autumnal)
March 21st
not a real thing
September 4th
September 23rd
10
Water has a higher specific heat than land
False
True
11
Winter Solstice in NYS
8 hrs, DR=23.5 on Tropic of Capricorn, North Pole=0hrs
no sun
very warm
12hrs, south pole=0hrs
12
Low Pressure
Cool and Dry
Warm and Dry
Cool and Wet
Warm and wet
13
High Pressure
Warm and Dry
Cool and Dry
Warm and wet
Cool and Wet
14
Equinoxes (Vernal)
September 23rd
March 15th
Every month
March 21st
15
Air Pressure decreases
All the Above
As altitude increases
As moisture increases
As temp. increases
16
The lower the altitude of the sun
the happier people are
the shorter the shadow it casts
the warmer it is
the longer the shadow it casts
17
Most changes are...
Happy
Cyclic
Physical
Chemical
18
Good absorbers of radiation
None of the Above
dark
blacktop
are good radiators
19
There is NO temp. change at a
physical, only a gain in J/G
Chemical
Science Fair
Phase change, only a gain or release pf latent heat
20
All celestial objects appear to move...
West
East
15 degrees/hour
Quickly
21
Longitude is based on...
where you are
the angle of polaris
the diff. in local time between you're location and the PM
the equator
22
Mountains form by
Convergent Boundaries
Uplift
Folding and faulting
All the above
23
The closer the planet is to the sun the higher it's
stress level
altitude
Velocity
surface tempture

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