Earth Science 1st Sem. Post Summative Review

On the summer solstice, the Sun’s rays strike the Earth at a 90° angle at the __.

• Equator
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle

On the winter solstice, the Sun’s rays strike the Earth at a 90° angle at the __.

• Equator
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle

Between which two letters would the Northern Hemisphere’s fall occur? _____ and _____

• A and B
• B and C
• C and D
• D and A

Between which two letters would the Southern Hemisphere’s summer occur? _____ and _____

• A and B
• B and C
• C and D
• D and A

Which letter represents the shortest day of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere)? _______

• A
• B
• C
• D

How does sediment that is closer to a mid-ocean ridge compare to sediment that is farther away?

• It is larger.
• It is thicker.
• It is older.
• It is younger.

Which of the following was NOT a piece of evidence Wegener found to support his hypothesis?

• debris from glaciers in southern Africa
• mountains of similar age in North America and Scotland
• tracks from the continents plowing through ocean floor rock
• identical Mesosaurus fossils in South America and Africa

Temperatures and pressures at the surface of the Earth are much higher than deep within the Earth.

• True
• False

Wind ___________ evaporation and transpiration.

• increases

• decreases
• has no affect on

Cooler temperatures ___________ the rate of evaporation.

• increases

• decreases
• has no affect on