Earth Science Regents Review Facts

Earth's rate of rotation?

• 1 degree per day

• 1 degree per hour

• 15 degrees per day

• 15 degrees per hour

Earth's rate of revolution?

• 1 degree per day

• 1 degree per hour

• 15 degrees per day

• 15 degrees per hour

Evidence for Earth's rotation? Select both

• foucault pendulum

• changing constellations throughout the year

• seasons

• coriolis

Evidence for Earth's revolution? Select both

• foucault pendulum

• changing constellations throughout the year

• seasons

• coriolis

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why does Earth experience seasons?

• it's tilted on it's axis

• it rotates

• distance from the sun changes

• the sun's strength changes

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An imaginary line that Earth rotates around.

• Axis

• Mason Dixon Line

• North Pole

• Revolution

How long is Earth's rotation?

• 24 hours
• 48 hours
• 36 hours
• 12 hours

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if temperature increases, density

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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wind blows from

• high to low pressure

• low to high pressure

• high to low temperature

• low to high temperature

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weather systems in the U.S. move towards the

• northwest

• southwest

• southeast

• northeast

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