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Test Description: These questions are tied directly to the 100 Illustrated Ways to Pass the Earth Science Regents review sheet: ReviewEarthScience.com/100ways
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which type of surface absorbs the greatest amount of electromagnetic energy from the Sun?
A
smooth, shiny, and light colored
B
rough, dull, and light colored
C
smooth, shiny, and dark colored
D
rough, dull, and dark colored
2) Correct starting date for each season: Summer, Spring, Winter
A
A - March 21; B - June 21; C - December 21
B
A -June 21; B - December 21; C - March 21
C
A - June 21; B - March 21; C - December 21
D
A - December 21; B - March 21; C - June 21
3) At which latitude was the apparent Sun paths most likely directly overhead?
A
0
B
43 N
C
66.5 S
D
66.5 N
4) Large oceans moderate the climatic temperatures of surrounding coastal land areas because the temperature of ocean water changes
A
slowly, due to water's low specific heat
B
rapidly, due to water's high specific heat
C
slowly, due to water's high specific heat
D
rapidly, due to water's low specific heat
5) Which way does air move around high pressure?
A
counter clockwise away from center
B
clockwise toward center
C
counter clockwise toward center
D
clockwise way from center
6) Which way does air move around low pressure?
A
clockwise toward center
B
counter clockwise away from center
C
clockwise way from center
D
counter clockwise toward center
7) In the Northern Hemisphere, planetary winds blowing from north to south are deflected, or curved, toward the west. This deflection is caused by the
A
orbiting of Earth around the Sun
B
movement of low-pressure weather systems
C
spinning of Earth on its axis
D
unequal heating of land and water surfaces
8) When the earth is closest to a planet it will appear
A
the smallest
B
the largest
C
the same
D
hazy
9) Energy moves from a source to a
A
dryer
B
toliet
C
sink
D
dishwasher
10) In the Northern Hemisphere, the hottest month of the year is
A
June
B
May
C
August
D
July
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