What are contour lines?

lines that connect a series of points of equal elevation

Which statement best explains why one stream could be flowing faster than the other stream?

The faster stream has a much steeper gradient.

Why is carbon-14 mostly used for finding the age of organic materials?

because organic materials always contain carbon

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1
What mineral metamorphosed into slate?
Bituminous coal
anthracite coal
shale
quartz
2
What are contour lines?
Lines that measure distance
Imaginary lines that are measured north to south
Lines are used to show temperature
lines that connect a series of points of equal elevation
3
What plate is the US located on? (use ESRT)
Scotia Plate
Pacific Plate
Eurasian Plate
North-American Plate
4
How many joules if energy are required to evaporate one gram of water?
4180
41.8
2260
334
5
Which one is a era?
Permian
Mesozoic
Cretaceous
Triassic
6
Where we live, the planetary wind belts are called?
northwest winds
southeast winds
southwest winds
northeast winds
7
On what ridge is the Easter Island hot spot found?
Southeast Indian Ridge
East Pacific Ridge
Southwest Indian Ridge
Mid Atlantic Ridge
8
What type of weathering is ice wedging classified as?
Emotional
Chemical
Physical
Liquid
9
There is little snowfall at the South Pole, because the air over the South Pole is usually
sinking and dry
sinking and moist
rising and dry
rising and moist
10
What is the true shape of earth?
cirlce
sphere
perfect sphere
oblate spheroid
11
What are the American Plate and Eurasian Plate doing?
Converging
Transforming
just chillin'
Diverging
12
Where does the Mid-Atlantic Ridge cross over land?
Iceland
Venezuela
Alaska
Another universe
13
What plate subducts under the Eurasian Plate?
Cocos Plate
Atlantic Plate
West Plate
Indian-Australian Plate
14
Which waves travel through liquids?
P waves
P and S waves
Neither P or S waves
S waves
15
What are clouds made of?
Dust particles
Water vapor
Water vapor & Dust particles
marshmallows
16
What is the age of the most abundent surface bedrock in the Finger Lakes region of NYS?
Pennsylvanian
Devonian
Permian
Cambrian
17
What is the main agent of erosion?
weak bonds between particles
gravity
air pressure
wind/water
18
Which is obsidian?
intrusive
dull
extrusive
vesicular
19
"Change in field value divided by distance" is the formula for...
midpoint
density
gradient
time
20
At which location will the highest altitude of the star Polaris be observed?
Arctic Circle
Equator
Central New York State
Tropic of Cancer
21
What happens when a warm front hits a cold front?
warm front sinks
cold front sinks
cold front rises]
warm front rises
22
Which is the last step of the scientific method?
Research
CommunicateResults
Ask a Question
Conclusion
23
What is equal to your latitude?
angle of the sun
altitude of Polaris
longitude
altitude of Zenith
24
Which statement best explains why one stream could be flowing faster than the other stream?
The faster stream has a temperature of 10°C
The faster stream contains more dissolved minerals.
The streams are flowing in different directions.
The faster stream has a much steeper gradient.
25
The law of superposition states that the oldest rocks are usually
in the middle
on the bottom
on the top
everywhere !!
26
Which greenhouse gas is most closely associated with global warming
ozone
carbonmonoxide
carbon dioxide
methane
27
What happens to the atmospheric pressure as your altitude increases
it gets thicker
it gets thinner
in increases
it decreases
28
At which direction do longitudinal lines travel?
on Earth
horizontal
vertical
diagonal
29
Where do hurricanes usually originate from?
Asia
England
Moon
Africa
30
what is the zenith?
point directly overhead
altitude of polaris
longitude
angle of sun
31
Which one is a period of the Mesozoic era?
Permian
Devonian
Paleogene
Jurassic
32
Why is carbon-14 mostly used for finding the age of organic materials?
because scientists do what they want
because carbon-14 decays slowly
because organic materials always contain carbon
beacause carbon-14 decays quickly
33
How are large crystals formed in igneous rocks?
air pockets
slow cooling
fast cooling
they can't be formed
34
What are the four (4) terrestrial planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Rigel, Spica, Sirius, Barnard's Star
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Sun, Moon, Polaris, Betelgeuse
35
What is a map scale used for?
To show weight
To show colors
To show height
To show distance
36
Where is the equator located?
0
23.5°N
23.5°S
360
37
What kind of map shows the change in elevation?
Globe
Thematic
Geographic
Topographic
38
What is the largest particle that can be transported by running water?
Clay
Boulders
Mountain
Cobbles
39
Where is the North Star not seen?
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
in the winter
in the summer
40
What is the acronym for the order of the planets?
NVROQSTYVDSE
MVEMJSUN
NUSJMEVM
MVMEJSUN
41
Why does the wind blow?
ocean currents
sun
difference in air pressure
lungs
42
What forms when warm, moist air rises expands, and cools
pressure in the atmosphere
clouds
density
a wind current
43
Which waves arrive first after an earthquake?
they arrive at the same time
S wave
Surface waves
P wave
44
What is the hardest mineral?
Garnet
Hematite
Quartz
Magnetite
45
A topographic map shows data using...
Isotherms
Contour lines
Colored zones
Political borders
46
When new layers are deposited on the erosion surface, the buried erosion surface is called
uncomfortmity
extrusion
miscomformity
intrusion
47
When carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb infrared radiation
radiation effect
greenhouse effect
mass effect
Coriolis effect
48
What is happening at the boundary between the Antarctic Plate and the Indian-Australian Plate?
Conduction
DIvergeging
Convection
Subduction
49
What is Polaris equal to?
your season
latitude
longitude
time zone
50
The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for one.......
Sun revolution
Earth rotation
Earth revolution
Sun rotation
51
Which of the following does not influence the climate
satellites
mountains
oceans
location
52
What type of rock contains fossils?
igneous
sedimentary
mineral
metamorphic
53
What planets are gas giants?
jupiter, saturn, earth, mars
neptune, saturn, venus, uranus
saturn, jupiter, uranus, neptune
Moon, sun and pluto
54
Bends in a river are called what?
Riverbend
Loopty loop
Turn
Meander
55
Which weather instrument is used to measure windspeed?
psychrometer
psychrometer
psychrometer
anemometer
56
What is the sun?
a star
polaris
a moon
a satalite
57
Unstable elements are called?
product
radioactivedecay
a half life
isotopes
58
Who was Eratothenes?
geologist
Carl Sagen
scientist in ancient times
mathmatition
59
Which mineral has metallic luster?
talc
gypsum
galena
mica
60
What is quartz?
the universe
a colorless mineral
a green mineral
a black mineral
61
Which factor has the greatest influence on the weathering rate of Earth’s surface bedrock?
local air pressure
regional climate
angle of bedrock
angle of isolation
62
Which weather condition most likely determines wind speed at Earth's surface?
dew point differences
amount of cloud cover
air-pressure gradient
visibility changes
63
Which of the following does not affect climate?
bodies of water
longitude
prevailing winds
altitude
64
What is it called when two plates are moving away from each other?
Converging
Transform
Strike Slipe
Divergent
65
What is the tool that measure wind speed?
accelerometer
orchidometer
windvane
anemometer
66
What happens to the concentration of water vapor as you get closer to the Earth's surface?
It decreases, then increases
It decreases
Nothing happens
It increases
67
What are the two dominant gasses found in the first layer of the atmosphere?
Oxygen and Neon
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Radon and Oxygen
Helium and Nitrogen
68
What are all types of rocks made out of?
lava
crystals
fossils
minerals
69
Which is the largest?
Earth
universe
galaxy
milky way
70
How do clouds affect isolation?
transparent to all solar enrgy
absorb solar energy
all of the above
Reflect solar energy
71
Which process transfers energy primarily through electromagnetic waves?
refraction
reflection
convection
radiation
72
The place with the most infiltration is
jupiter
a mountain
a parking lot
an open field
73
What is the moon?
a natural satellite
a planet
a star
cheese
74
The leeward side of a mountain is?
cold and dry
hot and wet
cold and wet
hot and dry
75
The atmosphere is...
the solid rock covering Earth
the water of Earth
an 11-letter word
the outer shell of gas that surrounds Earth
76
Which type of rock is rock salt?
vesicular
inorganic
clastic
crystalline
77
Rivers have a what shaped valley?
V
U
W
C
78
What type of rock is slate?
sedimentary
mineral
igneous
metamorphic
79
What is one of the foci of Mars?
Earth
Jupiter
Sun
Betelgeus
80
What is the name of the theory where the sun is the center of the universe?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
sciencentric
levinentric
81
What is it called when two plates are moving away from each other?
Diverging
Movingaway at a slow rate of speedMoving
Subducting
Converging
82
What climate is most likely to see mostly chemical weathering?
hot and wet
hot and dry
cold and dry
cold and wet
83
When was the mass extinction of dinosaurs?
251
65.5
64.5
542

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