Regents Review

The daily rising and setting of the Sun is the result of Earth's

• rotation at a rate of 1 degree/hr

• rotation at a rate of 15 degrees/hr

• revolution at a rate of 1 degree/hr

• revolution at a rate of 15 degrees/hr

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The changing moon phases are the result of

• Earth's rotation

• the moon's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• The moon's revolution

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If two time zones are separated by 45 degrees, they are ___ hour(s) apart

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Foucault Pendulum and Coriolis Effect

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's rotation

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The change in the constellations that are visible during different seasons of the year

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's tilt

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In the U.S., a "typical storm track" moves storms the from SW to

• SE

• NE

• SW

• NW

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Winds will move

• from the high to the low

• from the low to the high

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Winds in northern hemisphere high pressure systems

• clockwise and outward

• clockwise and inward

• counterclockwise and outward

• counterclockwise and inward

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Winds in northern hemisphere low pressure systems

• clockwise and outward

• clockwise and inward

• counterclockwise and inward

• counterclockwise and outward

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Storms, such as tornadoes, blizzards, and hurricanes are associated with

• rising air pressure

• falling air pressure

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