WorksheetsES-Aug 2013 Q31-40
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The weather map below shows a portion of a low-pressure system.
Which front will most likely pass over location A during the next two hours?
Which front will most likely pass over location A during the next two hours?
a)
warm
b)
stationary
c)
occluded
d)
cold
2.
Which pie graph best shows the relative length of time of the major intervals of Earth’s geologic history?
a)
graph 1
b)
graph 2
c)
graph 3
d)
graph 4
3.
The table below lists some information about the minerals graphite and diamond.
Some properties of diamond are different from those of graphite because diamond
Some properties of diamond are different from those of graphite because diamond
a)
has a different arrangement of atoms
b)
forms larger crystals
c)
has a different composition
d)
is older in geologic age
4.
Base your answers to questions 4 and 5 on the data table below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The table provides information about four minerals, A through D.
The diagram below represents a sample of mineral A.
Mineral A is most likely
The diagram below represents a sample of mineral A.
Mineral A is most likely
a)
garnet
b)
galena
c)
olivine
d)
halite
5.
Base your answers to questions 4 and 5 on the data table below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The table provides information about four minerals, A through D.
Which mineral can scratch A, B, and C, but can not scratch D?
Which mineral can scratch A, B, and C, but can not scratch D?
a)
talc
b)
selenite gypsum
c)
fluorite
d)
quartz
6.
Base your answers to questions 6 through 8 on the passage below and on your knowledge of Earth science.
Ice Ages
Earth has undergone many ice ages, each lasting millions of years. Some scientists infer that most ice ages were caused by landmasses blocking the ocean currents between equatorial regions and the poles. Ice ages usually ended when the positions of continents allowed ocean currents to resume transporting equatorial heat to the poles. During each ice age there were advances and retreats of glaciers. These cool glacial and warm interglacial climate intervals were caused mostly by changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt. Earth is presently in a warm interglacial interval.
Earth’s warm interglacial intervals are due primarily to
Ice Ages
Earth has undergone many ice ages, each lasting millions of years. Some scientists infer that most ice ages were caused by landmasses blocking the ocean currents between equatorial regions and the poles. Ice ages usually ended when the positions of continents allowed ocean currents to resume transporting equatorial heat to the poles. During each ice age there were advances and retreats of glaciers. These cool glacial and warm interglacial climate intervals were caused mostly by changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt. Earth is presently in a warm interglacial interval.
Earth’s warm interglacial intervals are due primarily to
a)
changes in Earth’s period of rotation
b)
changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt
c)
increases in elevation of North America
d)
divergence at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
7.
Base your answers to questions 6 through 8 on the passage below and on your knowledge of Earth science.
Ice Ages
Earth has undergone many ice ages, each lasting millions of years. Some scientists infer that most ice ages were caused by landmasses blocking the ocean currents between equatorial regions and the poles. Ice ages usually ended when the positions of continents allowed ocean currents to resume transporting equatorial heat to the poles. During each ice age there were advances and retreats of glaciers. These cool glacial and warm interglacial climate intervals were caused mostly by changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt. Earth is presently in a warm interglacial interval.
Approximately 359 million years ago, the average intensity of insolation received in a year by the land area that is now eastern North America was likely
Ice Ages
Earth has undergone many ice ages, each lasting millions of years. Some scientists infer that most ice ages were caused by landmasses blocking the ocean currents between equatorial regions and the poles. Ice ages usually ended when the positions of continents allowed ocean currents to resume transporting equatorial heat to the poles. During each ice age there were advances and retreats of glaciers. These cool glacial and warm interglacial climate intervals were caused mostly by changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt. Earth is presently in a warm interglacial interval.
Approximately 359 million years ago, the average intensity of insolation received in a year by the land area that is now eastern North America was likely
a)
greater, because eastern North America was at a lower latitude
b)
greater, because eastern North America was at a higher latitude
c)
ess, because eastern North America was at a lower latitude
d)
less, because eastern North America was at a higher latitude
8.
Base your answers to questions 6 through 8 on the passage below and on your knowledge of Earth science.
Ice Ages
Earth has undergone many ice ages, each lasting millions of years. Some scientists infer that most ice ages were caused by landmasses blocking the ocean currents between equatorial regions and the poles. Ice ages usually ended when the positions of continents allowed ocean currents to resume transporting equatorial heat to the poles. During each ice age there were advances and retreats of glaciers. These cool glacial and warm interglacial climate intervals were caused mostly by changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt. Earth is presently in a warm interglacial interval.
Evidence that glaciers covered large areas of New York State is best provided by
Ice Ages
Earth has undergone many ice ages, each lasting millions of years. Some scientists infer that most ice ages were caused by landmasses blocking the ocean currents between equatorial regions and the poles. Ice ages usually ended when the positions of continents allowed ocean currents to resume transporting equatorial heat to the poles. During each ice age there were advances and retreats of glaciers. These cool glacial and warm interglacial climate intervals were caused mostly by changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt. Earth is presently in a warm interglacial interval.
Evidence that glaciers covered large areas of New York State is best provided by
a)
long-term temperature measurements
b)
folded layers of bedrock
c)
kettle lakes and drumlins
d)
the presence of streams and rivers
9.
The diagram represents the Moon in eight positions, A through H, in its orbit around Earth.
When a solar eclipse is viewed from Earth, the Moon must be located at orbital position
When a solar eclipse is viewed from Earth, the Moon must be located at orbital position
a)
A
b)
E
c)
C
d)
G
10.
The diagram represents the Moon in eight positions, A through H, in its orbit around Earth.
How many days are required for the Moon to complete a cycle of phases from the new Moon position represented in the diagram to the new Moon the following month?
How many days are required for the Moon to complete a cycle of phases from the new Moon position represented in the diagram to the new Moon the following month?
a)
2.2 d
b)
27.3 d
c)
29.5 d
d)
365.26 d
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