Matter is made up of particles whose properties determine the observable characteristics of matter and its reactivity.
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The gravitational attraction between two objects
in the solar system is greatest when their masses
are
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small, and the objects are far apart
large, and the objects are close together
large, and the objects are far apart
small, and the objects are close together
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Cosmic background radiation detected from all
directions in space provides evidence for the
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Big Bang theory
Doppler effect
geocentric theory
greenhouse effect
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The gravitational attraction between two objects
in the solar system is greatest when their masses
are
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Cosmic background radiation detected from all
directions in space provides evidence for the
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Which characteristic is directly related to a planet's
average distance from the Sun?
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The frequency of Earth's cycle of ocean tides is
primarily controlled by
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The diagram below represents a large Foucault
pendulum that has been in motion over an
8-hour period. The arrow labeled X represents
the apparent change in the direction of swing
over time.
This apparent change in the direction of swing is
evidence that Earth
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Which observation provides the best evidence
that Earth orbits the Sun?
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The diagram below represents two columns,
A and B, that were used to determine the
infi ltration rate and water retention of two
different particle sizes by pouring equal amounts
of water through each column.
Compared to column A, column B had a
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Which two factors will increase the rate of a
stream's fl ow?
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Which condition normally lowers the water
table?
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Clouds are formed when moist, rising air
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Specific heat is used to explain why different
substances
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Which two mantle hot spots are located at midocean ridges?
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Which fossil has not been found in the New York
State rock record?
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The photograph below shows parallel scratches
on the surface of limestone bedrock near
Rochester, New York
These parallel scratches were most likely
caused by
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Landscapes with a faulted and folded surface
bedrock structure, steep slopes, and high
elevations are classified as
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The diagram below represents a volcano.
Which stream drainage pattern would most likely
form on the entire surface of this volcano?
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What is the largest particle size that a stream
can transport at a velocity of 5 centimeters per
second?
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The diagram below represents a portion of a
meandering stream. Letters A, B, C, and D
represent locations on the bottom of the stream.
At which two locations would the stream most
likely be the deepest?
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The mineral anorthite is typically white to gray
in color, has a hardness of 6.0, cleaves in two
directions, and is used in making glass and
ceramics. Which mineral has properties most
similar to anorthite?
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What is the texture of inorganic land-derived
sedimentary rocks?
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Which rock will weather at the fastest rate when
exposed to acid rain?
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The photograph below shows the mineral
muscovite mica.
Which physical property can be observed in this
photograph?
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Which map symbol is used to represent rock
that formed as a result of the evaporation of
seawater?
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At which New York State location can intensely
metamorphosed surface bedrock be found?
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The diagram below represents a model of the planet Saturn drawn to a scale of 1 centimeter = 40,000 kilometers.
Which diagram best represents Earth drawn to this same scale?
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Columns A, B, C, and D below represent outcrops, of the same sequence of bedrock layers, found within20 miles of each other. The rock layers have not been overturned.
Which surface bedrock is youngest in age?
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The block diagrams below represent two large regions on Earth's surface.
Compared to the white sandy region, the vegetative region is
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The graph below shows the change in the heights of tides for two days.
If this pattern continues, during the fi rst six hours on Wednesday, tidal height will
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Which diagram best represents sediments with the greatest degree of sorting by size?
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The photograph below shows a depositional feature located near the shore of Texas. Letter X represents a location on this feature.
On which depositional feature is location X found?
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At each position in Earth's orbit, the North Pole is pointing toward
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Which graph best shows the hours of daylight that occur at the equator on all four Earth positions shown?
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Which graptolite from the data table would best serve as an Early Ordovician index fossil?
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Which graptolite lived at the same time that large amounts of salt and gypsum were deposited in evaporite basins in New York State?
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Which statement best describes the arrival of P-waves and S-waves recorded at a station located closer to the epicenter of this same earthquake?
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The rock movement that caused the earthquake occurred 10 kilometers below Earth's surface. In which
Earth layer did this earthquake originate?
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If the center of the low-pressure system follows a normal storm track, toward which city would the center of this low most likely move?
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Severe weather was occurring in Elmira, New York. Which present weather symbol was most likely recorded
on the station model for Elmira?
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Which map shows the most probable areas of precipitation that would appear on a radar image taken at the time of these frontal positions?
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The climate of location A is more humid than location B because A is
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Compared to the annual range in temperatures at location C, the annual range in temperatures at
location D will be
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The table below compares the average annual temperature for locations C and F.
The best explanation for this temperature difference is that location C
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What is the relative temperature and name of the surface ocean current that affects the climate of
location E?
