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NY Earth Science review
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1
Peridot is a form of the mineral...
garnet
olivine
pyroxene
pyrite
2
How many joules of heat energy are required to evaporate 2 g of water from the lake surface?
4520 J
8.4 J
4.18 J/g * C
2260 J
3
What is the process occurrring inside stars that is responsible for their shining and heat?
nuclear fusion
radioactive decay of carbon-14
nuclear fission
radioactive decay of uranium-238
4
Volcanic ash deposits such as these are usually excellent geologic time markers because they...
spread over a large area in a short amount of time
occur at regular time intervals
contain index fossils from different time periods
represent a time gap in the rock record
5
At which city was the greatest wind speed occurring?
Boise
Austin
Denver
Kansas City
6
As the altitude increases within Earth’s stratosphere, air temperature generally...
decreases, then increases
increases, then decreases
increases only
decreases only
7
Which choice matches the letters in the picture of the water cycle?
B-precipitation; A-Sun
D-condensation; B-precipitation
B-evaporation; D-precipitation; A-transpiration
A-growth; B-wind
8
Which transfer of energy occurs mainly through the process of convection?
solar energy transferred through space to Earth’s surface
electromagnetic energy transferred from the Sun to the Moon
molecular collisions in the mantle heats surrounding rock
heated air in lower atmosphere transferred up by D diff.
9
What evidence below supports the idea that the universe is expanding?
The universe is not currently expanding.
We've been to the edge and it's getting bigger, so we know
blue shift and spaceships
Doppler red shift & cosmic microwave background radiation
10
Check out the picture. When could this faulting have occurred?
during the Cambrian period
before the Cambrian rocks were deposited
during the Ordovician period
before the Ordovician rocks were deposited
11
Constellations move at night. Months later, different constellations appear in the sky. Why?
Night: Earth revolution; constellations: rotation
Nightly movement: Earth rotates; constellations: revolution
Both are due to the Sun's rotation
Both are because of Earth's rotation
12
At night, you see Polaris directly over your head. Where are on Earth are you located?
Equator
HFL
Australia
North Pole
13
Which of the following are true for sedimentary rock layers?
Oldest is on bottom and deposited horizontally
youngest is on top and deposited vertically
oldest is on top and deposited horizontally
youngest is on top and deposited horizontally
14
Which sand dune would most commonly form as a result of the prevailing wind direction shown?
3
4
1
2
15
As air at Earth's surface is warmed by the Sun, the density of the air...
remains the same
decreases
increases
increases, then decreases
16
How many hours did it take the stars in the diagram to move?
15 hours per degree
60 hours
2 hours
4 hours
17
Some VERY old sedimentary shale has been found. What inference can be made?
It formed when it came out of a volcano.
Shale has large particles, so fast moving water deposition
Shale is made of mixed sediments. Glacier deposition
Shale is made of clay, which is tiny. Lake/ocean deposition
18
When it is 10am solar time at location X, at which location is 11am solar time being observed?
A
D
C
B
19
Which action could people who live in hurricane areas take to prep for future hurricanes?
have plenty of food and water on hand
hide under a table immediately
evacuate to higher ground
board up windows
20
Which sediments below would have been deposited by a glacier?
layered and rounded
sorted and layered
angular and unsorted
100% random arrangements of a single size particle
21
Which lettered box could represent the rock conglomerate?
E
C
D
G
22
Why does Earth have day and night?
Earth rotates.
It's tilted 23.5 degrees from vertical.
It rotates around the Sun.
It revolves around the Sun.
23
Between which 2 letters would the gradient be steepest?
F to C
D to E
D to X
C to Y
24
Which lettered boundary is most likely another unconformity?
C
D
B
A
25
When will an asteroid's orbital velocity be LOWEST?
When it is nearest the Sun
When it is stuck in the string.
When it is farthest from the Sun
When it is halfway between the Sun
26
Which types of weathering and erosion are primarily responsible for the formation of caves?
chemical weathering and groundwater flow
physical weathering and runoff
chemical weathering and runoff
physical weathering and groundwater flow
27
View the picture. The cyclic change in the apparent angular diameter of the Sun is a result of
Earth's slightly elliptical orbit
Earth's circular orbit
Earth's rotation
The Sun's daily rotation
28
Which seismic wave is compression-type, can travel through anything, and arrives first?
tall waves
P waves
Both P & S waves
S waves
29
What causes clouds of dust and gas to form a protostar?
expansion of matter
cosmic background radiation
magnetism
gravitational attraction
30
Earth's early atmosphere is thought to have been formed by volcanic outgassing. What is that?!
What happens after I eat burritos
When gasses left Earth, leaving no atmosphere
Spewing of gases from Earth's first volcanoes
Earth stole atmosphere from Venus
31
Which characteristics make a fossil a good index fossil?
tiny area for a short time
widespread area for a long time
widespread area, but lived for only a short time
tiny area for a long time
32
The diagrams show a meteor just before and after impact. Check out the pic.
Radiation escapes Earth’s atmosphere & lower global temps.
Insolation would be blocked and lower global temperatures.
Forest fires would raise global temperatures.
Layers of ejecta would absorb insolation-raises global temp.
33
The lake effect snow areas (striped) on the map result from storms that develop when...
cold air moves to the east over warmer lake water
warm air moves to the east over colder lake water
cold air moves to the west over warmer land regions
warm air moves to the west over colder land regions
34
Where on Earth’s surface is the observer at location
C
located?
North Pole
South Pole
Equator
Oswego, NY
35
Which of the following are evidence of Earth's rotation?
Coriolis Effect & Foucault Pendulum
seasons and changing constellations during the year.
Pictures of Earth from space and rotation
Coriolis Effect & Doppler Effect
36
Describe how the air’s temperature and water vapor content at point X is different from Y.
Y is warmer and drier than X
X is warmer and more moist than Y
Y is cooler and drier than X
X is drier and wetter than Y.
37
An object is a part of our solar system if...
it passes the Sun
it orbits our Sun
it orbits some star in space
there is a chance life could be found there
38
According to Big Bang Theory, how old is the universe? How about Earth?
Both are about 5 billion years old
universe: 4.6 billion years; Earth: 14 billion years
Universe: 14 billion years old; Earth: 4.6 billion years
Both are about 14 million years old
