Topic Review: Weather
Quiz by NYSED Earth Science
High School
Earth Science (1996)
New York State Learning Standards
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- Q2Most of the long-wave energy radiated from Earth and lost to space on a cloudless night isvisible lightgamma raysultravioletinfrared30s4.2
- Q3In addition to carbon dioxide, two other major greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere arewater vapor and nitrogenwater vapor and methaneoxygen and nitrogenoxygen and methane30s4.2
- Q4The arrows in the diagram below represent the movement of air over a mountain. Clouds are forming on the windward side of this mountain because the air isexpanding and cooling to the dewpointexpanding and warming to the dewpointcompressing and warming to the dewpointcompressing and cooling to the dewpoint30s4.2
- Q5The graph below shows the average monthly amount of insolation received throughout a year at four locations (A, B, C, and D) on Earth. Which line on the graph best represents the average monthly insolation received at the equator?CADB30s4.2
- Q6Earth's polar regions have cold, dry climates because the Sun's rays are at ahigh angle, and lower atmospheric air is risinghigh angle, and lower atmospheric air is sinkinglow angle, and upper atmospheric air is risinglow angle, and upper atmospheric air is sinking30s4.2
- Q7Atmospheric transparency will increase whenfog is producedinsolation is reflected by cloudsvolcanic eruptions occurprecipitation removes dust particles from the air30s4.2
- Q8The fi rst P-wave of an earthquake travels 5600 kilometers from the epicenter and arrives at a seismic station at 10:05 a.m. At what time did this earthquake occur?9:56 a.m.10:14 a.m.10:02 a.m.9:49 a.m.30s4.2
- Q9As a quartz pebble is transported by a stream, the pebble will become more rounded as a result ofdeposition in well-sorted layersdissolving as water is running over the rockresistance to weathering and erosionabrasion by colliding with other rocks30s4.2
- Q10What is the approximate gradient from point A to point B on the island?1000 ft/mi2000 ft/mi2500 ft/mi1250 ft/mi30s4.2
- Q11Which agent of erosion is primarily responsible for the formation of these barrier islands?streamswave actionglacial icelandslides30s4.2
- Q12Which cross section best represents a cold front?30s4.2
- Q13The surface winds that produced this storm came from which direction?southeastnortheastnorthwestsouthwest30s4.2
- Q14Which map best shows the complete stream drainage pattern for this mountain?30s4.2
- Q15Which table best represents the characteristics of the continental crust and the oceanic crust?30s4.2
