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Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is the best example of a cyclic event?
the appearance of Halley's comet every 76 years
a hurricane moving up the east coast and hitting Long Island
an earthquake near Washington DC
a tsunami striking the east coast of Japan
Which New York State city is located at 42° 39′N and 73° 45′W ?
Buffalo
Albany
Ithaca
Plattsburgh
The longest portion of the Genesee River in New York State Flows through which landscape region?
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
Tug Hill Plateau
Allegheny Plateau
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Calculate the gradient of the lake bottom between point C and point D.
10 ft/mi
15 ft/mi
20 ft/mi
25 ft/mi
What is the maximum water depth in Lake Ontario?
701 ft
750 ft
799 ft
801 ft
Which evidence best supports the theory that the universe was created by an explosion called the Big Bang?
impact craters found on Earth
cosmic background radiation
the different compositions of terrestrial and Jovian planets
the blue shift of light from distant galaxies
Which star is more massive than our Sun, but has a lower surface temperature?
40 Eridani B
Aldebaran
Sirius
Barnard's Star
Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength?
violet
green
yellow
red
The best evidence of Earth's rotation is provided by the
shape of Earth's orbit
shape of the Milky Way galaxy
changes in the total yearly duration of insolation at a location on earth
apparent changes in the direction of swing of a Foucault pendulum
Which statement best describes the approximate rates of rotation and revolution?
Earth's rotation rate is 15° per hour and its revolution rate is 1° per day
Earth's rotation rate is 1° per hour and its revolution rate is 15° per day
Earth's rotation rate is 24° per hour and its revolution rate is 360° per day
Earth's rotation rate is 360° per hour and it revolution rate is 24° per day
A red shift in the light from very distant galaxies suggests that the universe is
fixed and stationary
moving randomly
contracting
expanding
Which motion causes the Coriolis effect on Earth?
revolution of Earth around the Sun
revolution of the Moon around Earth
rotation of Earth on its axis
rotation of the Moon on its axis
If air has a dry bulb temperature of 2°C and a wet bulb temperature of −2°C , what is the relative humidity?
11%
20%
36%
67%
A psychrometer is used to determine which weather variables?
wind speed and wind direction
percentage of cloud cover and cloud height
air pressure and air temperature
relative humidity and dewpoint
In the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds around the center of a hurricane move
clockwise and inward
clockwise and outward
counterclockwise and inward
counterclockwise and outward
An air mass entering Alaska from the northern Pacific Ocean would most likely be labeled on a weather map as
cP
cT
mP
mT
Jet stream winds over the United States generally move from
east to west
west to east
north to south
south to north
What is the dewpoint when the dry bulb temperature is 8°C and the wet bulb temperature is 2°C ?
28°C
−6°C
3°C
−9°C
Compared to the climate of location A, the climate of location B is most likely
cooler and wetter
cooler and drier
warmer and wetter
warmer and drier
Which location will most likely have the least annual precipitation?
A
B
C
D
Which conditions on Earth's surface will allow for the greatest amount of water to seep into the ground?
gentle slope and permeable
gentle slope and impermeable
steep slope and permeable
steep slope and impermeable
Which gas is considered a major greenhouse gas?
methane
hydrogen
oxygen
nitrogen
The processes of transpiration and evaporation are represented by letters
A and B
B and E
C and A
D and E
Frost wedging is an example of
weathering
cementing
metamorphism
deposition
Sediments found in glacial moraines are best described as
sorted and layered
sorted and not layered
unsorted and layered
unsorted and not layered
At which point does the greatest stream erosion occur?
A
B
C
D
What is the name of the largest sediment that can be transported by a stream moving at a velocity of 100 centimeters per second (cm/s)?
silt
sand
pebbles
cobbles
The igneous rock gabbro most likely formed molten material that cooled
rapidly at Earth's surface
slowly at Earth's surface
rapidly deep underground
slowly deep underground
In which general direction is the stream flowing?
northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
To a nighttime observer on Earth, how many degrees do the stars appear to move around Polaris in 3 hours?
60°
45°
3°
15°
Location A and B have the same
latitude and local time
latitude and elevation
longitude and local time
longitude and elevation
The sedimentary rock, siltstone, will most likely form from sediments deposited in zone
A
B
C
D
Which geologic processes are most likely responsible for the banding and alignment of mineral crystals represented in diagram B?
melting and solification
heating and increasing pressure
compaction and cementation
weathering and erosion
Which processes lead directly to the formation of igneous rock?
weathering and erosion
compaction and cementation
heat and pressure
melting and solidification
Which texture best describes and igneous rock that formed deep underground?
glassy
vesicular
fine grained
course grained
Which set correctly matches each letter with the type of frontal boundary it represents?
A - cold front
B - warm front
C - occluded front
A - warm front
B - cold front
C - occluded front
A - cold front
B - warm front
C - stationary front
A - warm front
B - cold front
C - stationary front
A solar eclipse might be observed from Earth when the moon is in at which position?
1
5
3
7
Which phase of the moon will be observed in New York State when the moon is at position 8?
Which two processes lead to cloud formation in rising air?
compression and cooling
compression and warming
expanding and cooling
expanding and warming
During an El Nino event, the South Equatorial Current reverses direction and flows over the top of northern portions of Peru Current, causing
warmer surface ocean waters along the northeast coast of South America
warmer surface ocean waters along the northwest coast of South America
cooler surface ocean waters along the northeast coast of South America
cooler surface ocean waters along the northwest coast of South America
During a rainstorm, when soil becomes saturated, the amount of infiltration
decreases and runoff decreases
decreases and runoff increases
increases and runoff decreases
increases and runoff increases
An elongated hill that is composed of unsorted sediments deposited by a glacier is called
a delta
a drumlin
a sand dune
an outwash plain
What is the time in Boston when it is 11 a.m. in San Diego?
8 a.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
noon
Which cross section represents an accurate profile of the landscape between points C and D?
Compared to terrestrial planets, Jovian planets have
smaller equatorial diameters and shorter periods of revolution
smaller equatorial diameters and longer periods of revolution
larger equatorial diameters and shorter periods of revolution
larger equatorial diameters and longer periods of revolution
The actual shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun is best described as
a very eccentric ellipse
a slightly eccentric ellipse
an oblate spheroid
a perfect circle
Which photograph of star trails was taken by an observer facing directly north in New Jersey?
Which celestial object is shown in the photograph near the center of the star trails?
the Sun
the Moon
Sirius
Polaris
At noon on which date would the observer cast the longest shadow?
June 21
September 23
March 21
December 21
The current theory used to explain the different galactic shapes states that
galaxies evolve from elliptical to spiral
galaxies evolve from spiral to elliptical
the shapes are purely random
the shapes depend in part on the amount of rotation in the galaxy
The graph shows that high tides at Boston occur approximately every
3.5 hours
6.0 hours
12.5 hours
16.0 hours
The air pressure recorded at point D was most likely
1014 mb
1012 mb
1010 mb
1006 mb
Which atmospheric conditions describe the air mass that is influencing weather conditions at location C?
cool and dry
cool and moist
warm and dry
warm and moist
Which table correctly indicates the name of the weather instrument and the weather variable that is measures?
Which wind speed was recorded at Detroit?
15 knots
25 knots
35 knots
45 knots
If this weather system follows a normal storm track, the low-pressure center (L) will generally move toward the
northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
For the roof of this house, which color would absorb the most insolation and also reradiate the most energy?
white
green
grey
black
The paths of the surface planetary winds are curved due to Earth's
revolution
rotation
circumference
size
Pieces of bedrock material that are broken from a cliff and deposited by a landslide at the base of the cliff are best described as
rounded and sorted
rounded and unsorted
angular and sorted
angular and unsorted
