Weekly review #12

The Foucault pendulum and the Coriolis effect both provide evidence of Earth’s

• revolution

• rotation

• tilted axis

• elliptical orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When it is solar noon at a location at 75° W longitude, what is the solar time at a location at 120° W longitude?

• 9 a.m.

• 12 noon

• 3 p.m.

• 12 midnight

The diagram below represents an observer measuring the altitude of Polaris. At which latitude is this observer located?

• 16° N

• 37° N

• 53° N

• 90° N

The model below represents the apparent path of the Sun across the sky on March 21 as seen by an observer on Earth. At which latitude is the observer located?

• 90° N

• 42° N

• 23.5° N

• 0°

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How old is a bone that has 12.5% of the original amount of radioactive carbon-14 remaining?

• 5,700 years

• 11,400 years

• 17,100 years

• 22,800 years

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which weather instrument is most useful in measuring relative humidity?

• barometer

• anemometer

• psychrometer

• wind vane

Equal areas of which type of Earth surface will absorb more insolation and radiate more energy back toward space in the same amount of time?

• light colored and rough

• dark colored and rough

• light colored and smooth

• dark colored and smooth

How long after receiving the first P-wave from an earthquake centered 4000 kilometers away does a seismic station receive its first S-wave from the same earthquake?

• 1 minute

• 5 minutes 35 seconds

• 7 minutes

• 12 minutes 40 seconds

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which evidence recorded at seismic stations following an earthquake supports the inference that Earth’s interior changes from solid rock to molten iron and nickel at the mantle-core boundary?

• P-waves arrive earlier than S-waves.

• P-waves and S-waves are both recorded at all stations.

• Only S-waves are recorded at all stations.

• Only P-waves are recorded on the opposite side of Earth.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The diagram below represents cross sections of equal-size beakers A, B, and C filled with beads. Which statement best compares the porosity in the three beakers?

• Beaker A and beaker B have the same porosity, and beaker C has the least porosity.

• Beaker A and beaker B have the same porosity, and beaker C has the greatest porosity.

• Beaker B has the greatest porosity, beaker A has less porosity, and beaker Chas the least porosity.

• Beaker C has the greatest porosity, beaker B has less porosity, and beaker A has the least porosity.