WorksheetsES-Jun 2016 Q1-10
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Earth’s approximate rate of revolution is
a)
1° per day
b)
15° per day
c)
180° per day
d)
360° per day
2.
Planetary winds in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to the right due to the
a)
Doppler effec
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
tilt of Earth’s axis
d)
polar front jet stream
3.
Which star is hotter, but less luminous, than Polaris?
a)
Deneb
b)
Aldebaran
c)
Sirius
d)
Pollux
4.
Which statement best explains why Earth and the other planets of our solar system became layered as they were being formed?
a)
Gravity caused less-dense material to move toward the center of each planet
b)
Gravity caused more-dense material to move toward the center of each planet
c)
Materials that cooled quickly stayed at the surface of each planet.
d)
Materials that cooled slowly stayed at the surface of each planet.
5.
Which conditions on Earth’s surface will allow for the greatest amount of water to seep into the ground?
a)
gentle slope and permeable
b)
gentle slope and impermeable
c)
steep slope and permeable
d)
steep slope and impermeable
6.
The photograph below shows a Foucault pendulum at a museum. The pendulum knocks over pins in a regular pattern as it swings back and forth.
This pendulum movement, and the pattern of knocked-over pins, is evidence of Earth’s
This pendulum movement, and the pattern of knocked-over pins, is evidence of Earth’s
a)
nearly spherical shape
b)
gravitational attraction to the Sun
c)
rotation on its axis
d)
nearly circular orbit around the Sun
7.
Earth’s early atmosphere contained carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen, nitrogen, water vapor, methane, and ammonia. These gases were present in the atmosphere primarily because
a)
radioactive decay products produced in Earth’s core were released from Earth’s surface
b)
evolving Earth life-forms produced these gases through their activity
c)
Earth’s growing gravitational field attracted these gases from space
d)
volcanic eruptions on Earth’s surface released these gases from the interior
8.
The diagram below represents the apparent positions of the Big Dipper, with respect to Polaris, as seen by an observer in New York State at midnight on the first day of summer and on the first day of winter.
The change in the apparent position of the Big Dipper between the first day of summer and the first day of winter is best explained by Earth
The change in the apparent position of the Big Dipper between the first day of summer and the first day of winter is best explained by Earth
a)
rotating for 12 hours
b)
rotating for 1 day
c)
revolving for 6 months
d)
revolving for 1 year
9.
The weather station model shown below indicates that winds are coming from the
a)
southeast at 10 knots
b)
northwest at 10 knots
c)
southeast at 20 knots
d)
northwest at 20 knots
10.
Which type of air mass most likely has high humidity and high temperature?
a)
cP
b)
cT
c)
mT
d)
mP
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