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What is the observer's latitude?

Which event is most predictable?

Earth Science Regents Review 1

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1
Which event is most predictable?
An earthquake occurs
The Sun rises
A meteorite falls to Earth.
Coral fossils are found on mountaintops.
2
What is the observer's latitude?
38° S
38° N
52° S
52° N
3
The path of the ash cloud was most probably determined by
theory
inference
observation
hypothesis
4
Mill River generally flows toward the
southeast
northwest
northeast
southwest
5
The Earth is slightly flattened from a perfect spherical shape because of
storms on the sun's surface
its rotation
the pull of the sun and the moon
6
What is the volume of the sphere?
15 mL
25 mL
40 mL
65 mL
7
The use of a balance to determine the mass of a rock is an example of measuring by using
a direct comparison with a standard
inferences and interpretations
all of the five senses
a combination of dimensional quantities
8
As air on the surface of Earth warms, the density of the air
remains the same
increases
decreases
9
Which statement best illustrates a classification system?
Stars are grouped according to their color
Snowfall predictions for winter storms vary
Ocean depths are measured by using sonar
A glacier melts at the rate of one meter per year
10
Which statement about an unidentified rock sample is most likely an inference?
The rock is composed of large crystals.
The rock is a metamorphic rock.
The rock has no visible fossils
The rock has shiny, wavy mineral bands