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Weekly review #14

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Foucault pendulum appears to change its direction of swing because Earth

a)

is tilted on its axis

b)

is spinning on its axis

c)

has a curved surface

d)

has a density of 5.5 g/cm3

2.

The modern heliocentric model of planetary motion states that the planets travel around

a)

the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits

b)

the Sun in circular orbits

c)

Earth in slightly elliptical orbits

d)

Earth in circular orbits

3.

To an observer on Earth, the Sun appears brighter than the star Rigel because the Sun is

a)

hotter than Rigel

b)

more luminous than Rigel

c)

closer than Rigel

d)

larger than Rigel

4.

The cross section below represents four locations on a mountain. The arrow indicates the prevailing wind direction. Which location has the warmest and most arid climate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Which soil characteristic allows greater amounts of water retention?

a)

large-size particles

b)

small-size particles

c)

high-density particles

d)

low-density particles

6.

A paved blacktop parking lot was built on what was once a soil-covered field. This area will now experience increased runoff when rain occurs because the paved parking lot has

a)

less capillarity

b)

less permeability

c)

greater infiltration

d)

greater porosity

7.

Which processes of the water cycle return water vapor directly to the atmosphere?

a)

evaporation and transpiration

b)

infiltration and capillarity

c)

freezing and precipitation

d)

water retention and runoff

8.

Which element, found in both biotite mica and muscovite mica, makes up the greatest percent by volume of Earth’s crust?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

potassium

d)

silicon

9.

Which agent of erosion most likely formed the drumlins and finger lakes in New York State?

a)

running water

b)

moving ice

c)

wave action

d)

mass movement

10.

Which radioactive isotope is most often used when determining the age of fossil bones found in sediments deposited during the Holocene Epoch?

a)

carbon-14

b)

potassium-40

c)

uranium-238

d)

rubidium-87