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