Midterm 2023 - Practice Questions

Seasonal changes on Earth are primarily caused by the

• parallelism of the Sun's axis as the Sun revolves around Earth

• change in distance between Earth and the Sun

• elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun

• tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the Sun

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The best evidence of Earth's rotation is provided by the

• Foucault Pendulum and global warming

• Foucault Pendulum and Coriolis Effect

• Moon phases and global warming

• Moon phases and Coriolis Effect

During which month does the Sun rise north of east in New York State?

• February

• October

• July

• January

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The map shows four major time zones of the United States.

What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver?

• 10 am

• 2 pm

• 3 pm

• noon

Compared with our Sun, the star Betelgeuse is

• smaller, hotter, and less luminous

• smaller, cooler, and more luminous

• larger, hotter, and less luminous

• larger, cooler, and more luminous

The diagram represents the Moon at one position in its orbit around Earth.

Which diagram represents the phase of the Moon as viewed by an observer in New York State when the Moon is located at the position shown?

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Two major greenhouse gases that absorb outgoing long-wave radiation within the atmosphere are

• methane and oxygen

• nitrogen and oxygen

• methane and carbon dioxide

• nitrogen and carbon dioxide

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Which weather station model shows an air pressure on 993.4 millibars?

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This system is best classified as

• geocentric, with elliptical orbits

• geocentric, with circular orbits

• heliocentric, with elliptical orbits

• heliocentric, with circular orbits

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New York State's highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is located at approximately