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1
Which location is positioned over a mantle hot spot?
D
B
C
A
2
Which location would the moon be in for an observer to see solar eclipse?
D
A
B
C
3
At which location is the crust the youngest?
Mariana Trench
San Andreas Fault
Tonga Trench
Mid Atlantic Ridge
4
At which NYS location will an observer view Polaris at an altitude of 42
o
?
Jamestown
Albany
New York City
Massena
5
Ais air rises, its temperature will
increase
remain the same
decrease
6
The pressure at the weather station below should be written as
096 mb
10096 mb
1009.6 mb
909.6 mb
7
The minerals talc, muscovite mica, quartz and olivine are similar because they
contain Silicon and Oxygen
have the same hardness
break along cleavage planes
have the same color
8
What type of front is shown here?
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
Cold Front
9
Which current has a cooling effect on the climate of the west coast of South America?
Brazil Current
Falkland Current
Peru Current
Benguela Current
10
The current weather at the weather station below should be written as
Snow
Thunderstorms
Drizzle
Rain
11
What type of heat transfer is shown here? It is responsible for moving Earth's tectonic plates.
P-Wave and S-Wave
Radiation Current
Convection Current
Conduction Current
12
Which layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur in?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
13
Which star is more massive than our Sun but has a lower surface temperature?
Sirius
Barnard's Star
Aldebaran
40 Eridani B
14
Which day of the year will the earth be in the position shown below?
June 21
September 22
March 20
December 21
15
The theory that the universe is expanding is supported by data from the
nuclear decay of radiactive materials
red shift of light from distant galaxies
blue shift of light from distant galaxies
nuclear fusion of radioactive materials
16
A mineral's characteristics like hardness and cleavage are determined by its
color
internal molecular structure
luster
density
17
Compared to the windward side the temperature andmoisture of the air on the leeward will be:
warmer and drier
warmer and more moist
cooler and more moist
cooler and drier
18
The surface bedrock at which NYC location would contain the index fossil below:
Bothriolepis
Albany
New York City
Old Forge
Ithaca
19
Which weather instrument is used to determine wind speed
anemometer
sling psychrometer
barometer
wind vane
20
The Earth is inferred to be
13 billion years old
4.6 billion years old
13 million years old
4.6 million years old
21
The wind at the weather station below is best described as
from the Northwest at 25 knots
From the Northeast at 30 knots
from the Northwest at 30 knots
From the Northeast at 25 knots
22
You are 5,000 km from the epicenter. How long does it take for the S-wave to arrive?
8 minutes 20 seconds
17 minutes
14 minutes
15 minutes
23
What are the steps for obsidian to become gneiss
Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
melting, solidifiaction
convection and conduction
heat and pressure
24
Which cross section best represents the valley shape created by a glacier?
3
1
2
4
25
Which rock has the largest grains?
Obsidian
Pegmatite
Gabbro
Basalt
26
Wind is caused when air flows from...
clockwise areas
areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
countercloskwise areas
27
Most of the motions in our solar system can be described as
cyclic and unpredictable
noncyclic and unpredictable
noncyclic and predictable
cyclic and predictable
28
The air mass formed over Mexico (shown below) would most likely be classified as
Continental Tropical
Maritime Tropical
Continental Polar
Maritime Polar
29
The wind that produced this snowfall pattern most likely came from the
Southwest
Northwest
Southeast
Northeast
30
Which layer of earth's interior is liquid
Inner Core
Stiffer Mantle
Lithosphere
Outer Core
31
Which of the following provides evidence of Earth's rotation
Cleavage
Polaris
Half Lives
Foucault Pendulum
32
Which location would the moon be in for an observer to see a full moon?
D
C
B
A
33
Which two processes lead to cloud formation in rising air?
expanding and warming
compressing and cooling
compressing and warming
expanding and cooling
34
Which planet has completed less than one orbit around the sun in the last 100 years?
Uranus
Mercury
Neptune
Mars
35
What is the dewpoint when the dry bulb temperature is 12
o
C and the wet bulb temperature is 7
o
C
1oC
28oC
-5oC
48oC
