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Matching Game (Regents Earth Science)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stars appear to move in circular paths around Polaris.  

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

2.

Foucault's pendulum appears to change the direction of swing throughout the day.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

3.

It is one of the main reasons the Earth experiences seasons.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

4.

The sun appears to follow a path across the  

sky each day. 

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

5.

Some constellations are only visible during 

 certain seasons.   

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

6.

Coriolis Effect  

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

7.

The length of a year is determined by this

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

8.

The length of a day is determined by this

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

9.

It causes us to experience day and night.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

10.

Sinking Air = ​ (a)  

Rising Air = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
High Pressure
Low Pressure
11.

Winds Circulate CLOCKWISE = ​ (a)  

Winds Circulate COUNTER CLOCKWISE = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
High Pressure
Low Pressure
12.

Winds blow TOWARD the center of the pressure system = ​ (a)  

Winds blow AWAY FROM the center of the pressure system = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
LOW PRESSURE
HIGH PRESSURE
13.

Associated with stormy/wet/cloudy conditions = ​ (a)  

Associated with dry/calm/clear conditions = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
LOW PRESSURE
HIGH PRESSURE
14.

Low Density = ​ (a)  

High Density = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Jovian (Gas Giant) Planet
Terrestrial Planet
15.

Primarily made of Gas= ​ (a)  

Primarily made of land = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Jovian (Gas Giant) Planet
Terrestrial Planet
16.

Large Diameter = ​ ​ (a)  

Small Diameter= ​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Jovian (Gas Giant) Planet
Terrestrial Planet
17.

Outer Planets= ​ ​ (a)  

Inner Planets = ​​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Jovian (Gas Giant) Planet
Terrestrial Planet
18.

These planets are close together = ​​ (a)  

These planets are far apart = ​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Terrestrial Planet
Jovian (Gas Giant) Planet
19.

​ ​

These planets are all located between the Sun and the Asteroid Belt: ​​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Terrestrial Planets
​ Jovian (Gas Giant) Planets
20.

Warmer winters, cooler summers (MODERATE CLIMATE) = ​ (a)  

Colder winters, hotter summers (EXTREME CLIMATE) = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
COASTAL
CONTINENETAL
21.

​ ​

Warmer, more humid & cloudier = ​ (a)  

Clear, cooler & drier = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Warm Ocean Current
Cool Ocean Current
​ Jovian (Gas Giant) Planets
22.

High Specific Heat = ​ (a)  

Low Specific Heat = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Land
Water
23.

When it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere,

it is ​ (a)   in the Southern Hemisphere

Choose from the below words
Winter
Summer
Fall
Spring
24.

Match the following

a)

June 21

1.

Earth's orbital speed is SLOWEST on this date because we are FARTHEST from the Sun

b)

December 21

2.

Earth's orbital speed is FASTEST on this date because we are CLOSEST to the Sun

c)

September 23

3.

Earth's orbital speed is INCREASING because we getting closer to the Sun

d)

March 21

4.

Earth's orbital speed is DECREASING because we getting farther away from the Sun

25.

Match the following

a)

June 21

1.

15 hours of daylight

9 hours of night

b)

December 21

2.

15 hours of night

9 hours of daylight

c)

September 23 or March 21

3.

12 hours of daylight

12 hours of night

26.

Match the following

a)

June 21

1.

Sun directly over the Tropic of Cancer

(23.5N)

b)

December 21

2.

Sun directly over the Tropic of Capricorn

(23.5S)

c)

September 23 or March 21

3.

Sun directly over the Equator

(0)

27.

Match the following

a)

June 21

1.

Northern Hemisphere tilted TOWARD the Sun

b)

December 21

2.

Northern Hemisphere tilted AWAY from the Sun

c)

September 23 or March 21

3.

Tilted neither TOWARD nor AWAY from the Sun

28.

Match the following

a)

June 21

1.

Sun rises NORTH of EAST & sets NORTH of WEST

b)

December 21

2.

Sun rises SOUTH of EAST & sets SOUTH of WEST

c)

September 23 or March 21

3.

Sun rises EXACTLY in the EAST and sets EXACTLY in the WEST

29.

Energy is gained = ​ (a)  

Energy is released = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Evaporation
Condensation
30.

liquid to gas = ​ (a)  

gas to liquid = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Evaporation
Condensation
31.

Clouds form when water ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
condenses
evaporates
32.

​ (a)   increases when wind speed increases

Choose from the below words
Evaporation
Condensation
33.

​ (a)   increases when temperature increases

Choose from the below words
Evaporation
Condensation
34.

​​ (a)   occurs when the temperature and the dewpoint are equal

Choose from the below words
Condensation
Evaporation
35.

​​

Blows from water to land = ​ (a)  

Blows from land to water = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
sea breeze
land breeze
Evaporation
36.

​​

Occurs during the day time = ​ (a)  

Occurs during the night time = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
sea breeze
land breeze
37.

​​

High pressure over the water= ​ (a)  

High pressure over land = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
sea breeze
land breeze
38.

Seen in galaxies moving TOWARD Earth = ​ (a)  

Seen in galaxies moving AWAY from Earth = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Blue Shift
Red Shift
39.

Light from most objects in the Universe appears to be stretched into

longer wavelengths = ​​ ​ (a)  

Light from an approaching source shifts to a

shorter wavelength = ​ ​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
red shift
blue shift
40.

​ (a)   is evidence for the Big Bang and that the universe is expanding

Choose from the below words
Red shift
blue shift
41.

​ (a)   - These lines measure the angular distance East or West of the Prime Meridian

(b)   - These lines measure the angular distance North or South of the Equator

Choose from the below words
Longitude
Latitude
42.

​ (a)   - Prime Meridian

(b)   - Equator

Choose from the below words
Longitude
Latitude
43.

Your​ (a)   is equal to the altitude of Polaris

The International Date Line is a line of ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
latitude
longitude
44.

​ (a)   -  Highest value 180°

(b)   -  Highest value 90°

Choose from the below words
Longitude
Latitude
45.

Also known as parallels = ​ (a)  

Also known as meridians =​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Latitude
Longitude
46.

Inside of Meander = ​ (a)  

Outside of Meander = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
EROSION
DEPOSITION
47.

Water has higher velocity = ​ (a)  

Water has lower velocity = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
EROSION
DEPOSITION
48.

Inside of Meander = ​ (a)  

Outside of Meander = ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
EROSION
DEPOSITION
49.

​ (a)   = ​ Shallow

​ (b)   = ​ Deep

Choose from the below words
Inside of Meander
Outside of Meander
50.

​ (a)   = ​ water carries smaller sediments

​ (b)   = ​ Water carries larger sediments

Choose from the below words
Inside of Meander
Outside of Meander