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WorksheetsMatching Game (Regents Earth Science)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Stars appear to move in circular paths around Polaris.
Rotation
Revolution
Foucault's pendulum appears to change the direction of swing throughout the day.
Rotation
Revolution
It is one of the main reasons the Earth experiences seasons.
Rotation
Revolution
The sun appears to follow a path across the
sky each day.
Rotation
Revolution
Some constellations are only visible during
certain seasons.
Rotation
Revolution
Coriolis Effect
Rotation
Revolution
The length of a year is determined by this
Rotation
Revolution
The length of a day is determined by this
Rotation
Revolution
It causes us to experience day and night.
Rotation
Revolution
Sinking Air = (a)
Rising Air = (b)
Winds Circulate CLOCKWISE = (a)
Winds Circulate COUNTER CLOCKWISE = (b)
Winds blow TOWARD the center of the pressure system = (a)
Winds blow AWAY FROM the center of the pressure system = (b)
Associated with stormy/wet/cloudy conditions = (a)
Associated with dry/calm/clear conditions = (b)
Low Density = (a)
High Density = (b)
Primarily made of Gas= (a)
Primarily made of land = (b)
Large Diameter = (a)
Small Diameter= (b)
Outer Planets= (a)
Inner Planets = (b)
These planets are close together = (a)
These planets are far apart = (b)
These planets are all located between the Sun and the Asteroid Belt: (a)
Warmer winters, cooler summers (MODERATE CLIMATE) = (a)
Colder winters, hotter summers (EXTREME CLIMATE) = (b)
Warmer, more humid & cloudier = (a)
Clear, cooler & drier = (b)
High Specific Heat = (a)
Low Specific Heat = (b)
When it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere,
it is (a) in the Southern Hemisphere
June 21
Earth's orbital speed is SLOWEST on this date because we are FARTHEST from the Sun
December 21
Earth's orbital speed is FASTEST on this date because we are CLOSEST to the Sun
September 23
Earth's orbital speed is INCREASING because we getting closer to the Sun
March 21
Earth's orbital speed is DECREASING because we getting farther away from the Sun
June 21
15 hours of daylight
9 hours of night
December 21
15 hours of night
9 hours of daylight
September 23 or March 21
12 hours of daylight
12 hours of night
June 21
Sun directly over the Tropic of Cancer
(23.5N)
December 21
Sun directly over the Tropic of Capricorn
(23.5S)
September 23 or March 21
Sun directly over the Equator
(0)
June 21
Northern Hemisphere tilted TOWARD the Sun
December 21
Northern Hemisphere tilted AWAY from the Sun
September 23 or March 21
Tilted neither TOWARD nor AWAY from the Sun
June 21
Sun rises NORTH of EAST & sets NORTH of WEST
December 21
Sun rises SOUTH of EAST & sets SOUTH of WEST
September 23 or March 21
Sun rises EXACTLY in the EAST and sets EXACTLY in the WEST
Energy is gained = (a)
Energy is released = (b)
liquid to gas = (a)
gas to liquid = (b)
Clouds form when water (a)
(a) increases when wind speed increases
(a) increases when temperature increases
(a) occurs when the temperature and the dewpoint are equal
Blows from water to land = (a)
Blows from land to water = (b)
Occurs during the day time = (a)
Occurs during the night time = (b)
High pressure over the water= (a)
High pressure over land = (b)
Seen in galaxies moving TOWARD Earth = (a)
Seen in galaxies moving AWAY from Earth = (b)
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)
(a) is evidence for the Big Bang and that the universe is expanding
(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
(a) - Prime Meridian
(b) - Equator
Your (a) is equal to the altitude of Polaris
The International Date Line is a line of (b)
(a) - Highest value 180°
(b) - Highest value 90°
Also known as parallels = (a)
Also known as meridians = (b)
Inside of Meander = (a)
Outside of Meander = (b)
Water has higher velocity = (a)
Water has lower velocity = (b)
Inside of Meander = (a)
Outside of Meander = (b)
(a) = Shallow
(b) = Deep
(a) = water carries smaller sediments
(b) = Water carries larger sediments
