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

• 2 PM

• 10 AM

• Noon

• 3 PM

Answer explanation

Every 15 degrees of longitude has a 1 hour time difference. As you travel West, time gets earlier. As you travel East, time gets later.

Near which two latitudes are most of Earth's dry climate regions found?

• 0 and 30° S

• 30° N and 30° S

• 0° and 60° N

• 30° N and 60° N

Answer explanation

Warm, dry air sinks at high-pressure zones. As it sinks, it warms which causes the air to expand. This results in less frequency of condensation and precipitation.

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Point A and point B are locations 0.24 miles apart on a ski slope in northern New York. Point A has an elevation of 1,560 feet and point B has an elevation of 1,800 feet. What is the gradient between these points?

• 60 ft/mi

• 1,000 ft/mi

• 500 ft/mi

• 240 ft/mi

Answer explanation

Gradient = change in field value/distance

So, 1800 - 1560 divided by 0.24.

Which evidence best supports the theory that the universe was created by an explosion called the Big Bang?

• The blue shift of light from distant galaxies

• The different compositions of terrestrial and Jovian planets

• Impact craters found on Earth

• Cosmic Background Radiation

Answer explanation

The Big Bang theory predicts that the universe was a very hot place and as it expands, the gas within it cools. Cosmic background radiation is the radiation that is the remnant heat left over from the Big Bang.

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Compared to other groups of stars, the group that has relatively low luminosities and relatively low temperatures is the...

• Red Dwarfs

• White Dwarfs

• Red Giants

• Blue Supergiants

Answer explanation

Page 16 of the ESRT.

Light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation are given off by stars using energy released during...

• Conduction

• Convection

• Nuclear fusion

• Radioactive Decay

Answer explanation

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104. The explosion of a massive star near the end of its life is known as a

• Nebula

• Nova

• Pulsar

• Supernova

Answer explanation

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Compared to the Jovian planets, terrestrial planets are

• Less dense and less massive

• More dense and less massive

• Less dense and more massive

• More dense and more massive

Answer explanation

Page 15 of the ESRT, the Solar System Data shows the planets' masses and densities.

Which characteristic of the planets in our solar system increases as the distance from the Sun increases?

• Equatorial diameter

• Eccentricity of orbit

• Period of rotation

• Period of revolution

Answer explanation

Page 15 of the ESRT.

Which kind of model of the solar system is represented by the diagram?

• Heliocentric Model

• Lunar Model

• Geocentric Model

• Sidereal Model

Answer explanation

Heliocentric - The sun is at the center and the planets revolve around the sun.

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