Midterm review questions

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Energy is produced within a star’s core by theprocess of(1) insolation (3) nuclear fusion(2) Conduction (4) radioactive decay

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What is the usual surface wind pattern within aNorthern Hemisphere low-pressure system?(1) clockwise and outward(2) clockwise and inward(3) counterclockwise and outward(4) counterclockwise and inward

2The data used to construct the isolines on this map were recorded in which units?(1) inches (3) feet(2) millibars (4) meters

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Name the phase of the moon at location 6.

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Which atmospheric conditions describe the air mass that is influencing weather conditions at location C?(1) cool and dry (3) warm and dry(2) cool and moist (4) warm and moist

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Which locations are most likely experiencing precipitation?(1) A and B (3) C and D(2) B and C (4) D and B

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2, 6

• Which numbers represent a spring tide?

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Scientists infer that most of Earth’s earliestatmosphere was produced by(1) a collision with a giant gas cloud(2) capturing gases from a nearby planet(3) vaporizing comets that impacted Earth’s surface(4) the escape of gases from Earth’s molten surface

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Which process is represented by letter F?(1) capillarity (3) condensation(2) infiltration (4) vaporization

precipitation

What step in the water cycle is occurring at letter D?

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Which weather variable generally decreases when wind speed is increasing, clouds are thickening, and visibility drops?(1) relative humidity (3) precipitation(2) dewpoint (4) air pressure

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Global warming is most likely occurring due toan increase in(1) carbon dioxide and methane gases in theatmosphere(2) oxygen and nitrogen gases in the atmosphere(3) ultraviolet radiation and x rays reflected fromEarth(4) visible light and radio waves reflected fromEarth

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699 m

What is the highest elevation possible at point A?

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Which processes of the water cycle return watervapor directly to the atmosphere?(1) evaporation and transpiration(2) infiltration and capillarity(3) freezing and precipitation(4) water retention and runoff

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Talc, mica, fluorite, calcite

List the minerals

Talc pumice

mica fluorite

calcite granite

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• At which point is the winds the lowest?

1. A2. B3. C4. D

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A day on Saturn takes about 10 Earth hours. Which fact would best explain this short day?

A Saturn is less dense than Earth.B Saturn is much farther from the Sun than Earth. C Saturn rotates more rapidly than Earth. D Saturn’s orbit has greater eccentricity than Earth’s.

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What are people testing when they scratch quartz against a piece of glass? A. Streak B. Hardness C. Fracture D. Specific Gravity