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1
Which NY location would you see Polaris at the highest altitude?
Slide Mountain
Niagara Falls
Plattsburg
New York City
2
Which motion is responsible for the image below of the changing moon
rotation of the moon
revolution of Earth around the moon
revolution of the moon around the Earth
revolution of the moon around the sun
3
During which process does water gain the most energy?
freezing
melting
evaporation
condensatmeltiion
4
An observer in Watertown, New York, would see the star
Polaris
at an altitude of approximately
44°
75°
76°
45°
5
Earth's rate of rotation is
1 degree per day
180 degrees per day
15 degrees per day
360 degrees per day
6
Which element is most abundant in the Earths' troposphere?
silicon
nitrogen
hydrogen
oxygen
7
Which planet has the least distance between the foci of its orbit
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Venus
8
Gases in Earth's early atmosphere are inferred to have come primarily from
meteor showers
melting of glacial ice
volcanic eruptions
evaporation of seawater
9
How many days from one full moon to another full moon?
24
29.5
365
27.3
10
During which month does the Sun appear to rise farthest north of due east?
March 21
December 21
June 21
September 21
11
If there are 4 hours between two locations, what is the difference in longitude between them?
15 degrees
23.5 degrees
60 degrees
45 degrees
12
Which events changes ocean currents disrupting normal weather patterns?
El Nino
tsunami
volcanic eruption
deforestation
13
State the number of hours of nighttime that people in Syracuse will experience on March 21.
9
24
12
6
14
Which season(s) is represented by letter A?
Summer
Winter
Fall/Spring
15
How long does it take the Moon to make one revolution around the Earth?
29.5 days
27.3 days
24 hours
365 days
16
The altitude of
Polaris
measured by an observer at the Tropic of Cancer is
90°
15°
23.5°
66.5°
17
What is the season shown by the diagram?
Fall
Summer
Winter
Spring
18
What characteristic determines whether the star becomes a giant or a supergiant.
Composition
Luminosity
Temperature
Mass
19
Ozone protects life on Earth by absorbing certain wavelengths of
x-ray
infrared
microwave radiation
ultraviolet
20
Locations
A
and
B
have the same
longitude and local time
latitude and elevation
longitude and elevation
latitude and local time
21
What is the altitude of Polaris from an observer at Niagara Falls?
73 degrees
45 degrees
42 degrees
43 degrees
22
Spectral lines from a distant star indicate
Blue - movement toward Earth
Red - movement away from Earth
Blue - movement away from Earth
Red - movement toward Earth
23
What is the angle at A?
23.50
66.50
150
900
24
Identify the Earth motion that causes the daytime-nighttime boundary to appear to move.
Earths Rotation
Earths tilt
Earths Revolution
25
Earth's system of longitude is based on which motion?
Earth's rotation
the Sun's rotation
Earth's revolution around the Sun
the Sun's revolution around Earth
26
Which type of land surface will most likely absorb the greatest amount of incoming solar radiation?
smooth, light-colored surface
rough, dark-colored surface
smooth, dark-colored surface
rough, light-colored surface
27
At which latitude is the Sun directly overhead on certain days?
42 0N
0 0
66.5 0N
90 0N
28
Red shift is used to determine
rotation periods of planets
sizes of nearby galaxies
densities of planets
relative motions of distant galaxies
