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Regents Review Session #1 Practice Questions/Terms 2023

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The altitude of Polaris is always based on

a)

the latitude of the observer

b)

the rotation of the Earth

c)

wherever it is nighttime on Earth

d)

how fast the Earth moves around the Sun

2.

Water vapor is released through the leaves of plants in a process known as

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

photosynthesis

3.

Which group includes the terrestrial planets?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

c)

Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter

d)

Earth, Mars, Neptune, Uranus

4.

What are terrestrial planets?

a)

planets that are mostly made of rock

b)

planets that are mostly made of gas

c)

planets that are a combination of gas, liquid and rock

d)

the planet that ET came from

5.

Which group includes the Jovian planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

d)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

6.

What are Jovian planets?

a)

Planets made mostly out of gas

b)

Planets that are made mostly of rock

c)

Planets that are farther away from the Sun than Jupiter

d)

Planets that are closer to the Sun than Jupiter

7.

The type of heat transfer that takes place in gases or liquids where heat rises and cold sinks due to density differences.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

8.

The type of heat transfer that exists between the Sun and Earth.

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

9.

The transfer of heat between two objects that are NOT in contact with each other

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

10.

The type of heat transfer that makes a spoon get hot when you place it into a mug of hot liquid

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

11.

This type of heat transfer occurs when heat is directly transferred through an object.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

12.

A landscape with a low elevation is called a

a)

mountain

b)

plateau

c)

plume

d)

high rise

13.

When you go to the East, your time will _____ .

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain the same

14.

When you go to the west your time will get

a)

less

b)

more

c)

stay the same

15.

Every 15 degrees of longitude equals ____ hour(s)

a)

1

b)

5

c)

24

d)

365

16.

Using the ESRT page 1 "Specific Heats of Common Materials", which material requires the least amount of heat energy to raise its temperature one Celsius degree?

a)

liquid water

b)

ice

c)

basalt

d)

granite

17.

The amount of heat energy that is needed to raise the temperature of a substance 1 degree Celsius is called

a)

specific heat

b)

insolation

c)

convection

d)

radiation

18.

Equal areas of which types of surface absorb the most insolation (sunlight) ?

a)

dark colored and smooth

b)

dark colored and rough

c)

light colored and smooth

d)

light colored and rough

19.

Use the ESRT chart on page 1 to answer: As water vapor changes phase from gas to liquid, each gram of water

a)

releases 2260 joules of heat energy

b)

releases 334 joules of heat energy

c)

gains 2260 joules of heat energy

d)

gains 334 joules of heat energy

20.

This event causes a temporary slowing or reversal of surface ocean currents in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean and may disrupt normal weather patterns in North America.

a)

El Nino

b)

a volcanic eruption

c)

a tsunami

d)

Grenville orogeny

21.

Earth's rate of revolution is approximately

a)

1 degree per day

b)

15 degrees per day

c)

23.5 degrees per day

d)

360 degrees per day

22.

The Earth's revolution refers to

a)

the time it takes the Earth to go around the Sun once

b)

the time it takes the Earth to spin on it axis

c)

the time it takes for one time zone to move one hour

d)

the time it takes the Moon to rotate on its axis

23.

Use the ESRT chart on page 1 to answer: As water vapor changes phase from liquid to gas, each gram of water

a)

releases 2260 joules of heat energy

b)

releases 334 joules of heat energy

c)

gains 2260 joules of heat energy

d)

gains 334 joules of heat energy

24.

Use the ESRT chart on page 1 to answer: As water vapor changes phase from solid to liquid, each gram of water

a)

releases 2260 joules of heat energy

b)

releases 334 joules of heat energy

c)

gains 2260 joules of heat energy

d)

gains 334 joules of heat energy

25.

Use the ESRT chart on page 1 to answer: As water vapor changes phase from liquid to solid, each gram of water

a)

releases 2260 joules of heat energy

b)

releases 334 joules of heat energy

c)

gains 2260 joules of heat energy

d)

gains 334 joules of heat energy

26.

Using the ESRT page 1 "Specific Heats of Common Materials", which material requires the least amount of heat energy to raise its temperature one Celsius degree?

a)

dry air

b)

iron

c)

solid water (ice)

d)

water vapor

27.

Using the ESRT page 1 "Specific Heats of Common Materials", which material requires the most amount of heat energy to raise its temperature one Celsius degree?

a)

basalt

b)

copper

c)

lead

d)

granite

28.

Which minerals will bubble when acid is placed on them?

a)

calcite and dolomite

b)

mica and feldspar

c)

pyrite and galena

d)

quartz and graphite

29.

Which rocks will bubble when acid is placed on them?

a)

marble and limestone

b)

sandstone and obsidian

c)

schist and shale

d)

slate and conglomerate

30.

The type of heat transfer that takes place in the asthenosphere and causes plate motion

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation