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1
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Which term best describes a measure of the amount of space a substance occupies?

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Volume

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2
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Mass is more useful than weight because

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Mass remains constant while weight changes in different locations

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3
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You make an object more dense by

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decreasing temperature and increasing pressure

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4
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As water cools from 10-0 degrees Celsius, density will…

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Increase then decrease

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5
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Mass is defined as

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The amount of matter in an object

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6
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A barometric pressure of 1021.0 millibars is equal to how many inches of mercury?

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30.15

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7
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Air pressure is usually the highest when the air is…

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Cold and dry

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8
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What sequence causes these events in moist air to effect earths cloud formation?

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Rising-Expanding-Cooling-Condensation

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9
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Which front has light long lasting precipitation?

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Warm front

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10
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Which front has short and heavy precipitation?

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Cold front

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11
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Earths actual shape is…

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A slightly oblate spheroid

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12
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The action of roots splitting bedrock is an example of…

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Physical weathering

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13
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Landscapes will undergo the most chemical weathering if the climate is…

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Warm and wet

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14
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Which rock weathers most rapidly when exposed to rainwater (H2CO3)?

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Limestone

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15
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Old forge NY is located on..

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More resistant bedrock because it is in the mountains

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16
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Which rock material is most likely transported to its present location by a glacier?

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Unsorted loose gravel found in hills

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17
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Which agent of erosion was most likely formed the drumlins and finger lakes in new york state?

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Glaciers

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18
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The physical properties of minerals result from their…

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Internal arrangement of atoms

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19
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What is the sequence of change in rock type that occurs as shale is subjected to increasing heat and pressure?

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Shale-Slate-Phyllite-Schist-Gniess

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20
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Compared to Terrestrial planets the Jovian planets are…

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Larger and less dense

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21
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Which Planet would float if it was placed in water?

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Saturn

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22
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The Coriolis effect can best be used to explain….

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The deflection of winds to the right in the northern hemisphere

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23
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Compared to Jovian planets terrestrial planets have…

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Shorter periods of revolution

24
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Definition Of Jovian Planet…

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Mainly gaseous, large in size

25
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Definition of terrestrial planet

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Mainly rocky, small in size

26
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What type of star is polaris?

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Red Giant

27
Q

Eclipses do not occur every month because..

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The moons orbit is tilted slightly to earths orbit

28
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The only month that cannot have a blue moon is..

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February

29
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Easter occurs…

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After the vernal equinox,on a Sunday, after the first full moon of the spring

30
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During which season in the northern hemisphere is earths orbital velocity the greatest?

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Winter

31
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The actual shape of earths orbit around the sun is described as…

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a slightly eccentric ellipse

32
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The same side of the moon always faces earth because..

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Moons period of rotation is equal to its period of revolution around earth

33
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Geocentric models are based around what planet in the middle?

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Earth

34
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The process that produces the energy that is released by stars is?

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Nuclear FUsion

35
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The shadow line on the moon that separates lunar day from lunar night is called the..

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Terminator

36
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What are good characteristics of a good absorber of electromagnetic energy?

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Dark colored,dull,rough

37
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The difference among the forms of electromagnetic energy is their…

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wavelength

38
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What type of energy is the same as heat energy?

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Infrared Waves

39
Q

Shortest to longest wavelength?

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VIBGYOR

40
Q

Hot air balloons operate because of

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Convection

41
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When you bite into pizza the crust is warm but the cheese and sauce are extremely hot because?

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The sauce and the cheese have a lower specific heat than the crust

42
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Heat energy transfer will normally occur between two objects that are close to eachother if the objects have different..

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temperatures

43
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When snow is melting the temperature of the snow..

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remains the same

44
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During which phase change does water release the most heat energy?

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Condensation

45
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Which process requires water to gain 2260 Joules of energy per gram

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Vaporization or condensation

46
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Refrigerators keep food cold by

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removing heat energy from it

47
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What are three characteristics of a substance with a high albedo?

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Light,Shiny,Smooth

48
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The physical properties of minerals result from their…

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internal arrangement of atoms

49
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Rocks are classified as igneous,sedimentary or metamorphic based on their..

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method of formation

50
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Most metamorphic rocks form when

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magma cools slowly deep underground

51
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Which ny city is located at 42 39” N and 73 45” W?

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Albany

52
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When polaris is at your zenith you must be..

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at your magnetic north pole

53
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How many poles are there on earth?

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2

54
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(T.F)The nile river flows backwards?

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False

55
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Compared to the weight of a person at the north pole, the weight of a person at the equator would be…

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slightly less because the person is farther from the center of earth

56
Q

which shape best represents earth

A

a ping pong ball

57
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