Local Final Review

What is the approximate altitude of Polaris when viewed from New York City?

• 90°

• 74°

• 49°

• 41°

From which location would an observer never see Polaris in the nighttime sky?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Most ozone is found in a region of Earth’s atmosphere between 10 and 20 miles above Earth’s surface. This temperature zone of the atmosphere is known as the

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

Which sphere of Earth covers approximately 70% of Earth’s surface?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

The altitude of Polaris measured by an observer at the Tropic of Cancer is

• 15 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 66.5 degrees

• 90 degrees

The pie graph below represents the composition, in percent by mass, of the chemical elements found in an Earth layer.

The composition of which Earth layer is represented by the pie graph?

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Troposphere

• Hydrosphere

The gradient between location A and location B is approximately

• 0.04 ft/mi

• 25 ft/mi

• 40 ft/mi

• 50 ft/mi

What is the contour interval on this map?

• 25 ft

• 50 ft

• 150 ft

• 250 ft

In which general direction is the stream flowing?

• northeast

• northwest

• southeast

• southwest

The diagram below represents the constellation Leo that can be seen by an observer in New York State at midnight during March.

Leo is not visible to this observer at midnight during September because

• Leo has rotated on its axis

• Leo has revolved in its orbit around the Sun

• Earth has rotated on its axis

• Earth has revolved in its orbit around the Sun