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4 If it takes a P-wave fi ve minutes to travel from the epicenter of an earthquake to a seismic station, approximately how long will it take an S-wave to travel that same distance?
a) 15 minutes
b) 12 minutes
c) 9 minutes
d) 4 minutes
Earthquake S-waves do not pass through which two interior Earth layers?
a) rigid mantle and asthenosphere
b) asthenosphere and stiffer mantle
c) stiffer mantle and outer core
d) outer core and inner core
2 New York State’s Finger Lakes exist today because
a) ) U-shaped valleys were dammed by glacial sediments
b) V-shaped valleys are being eroded by streams
c) a drop in sea level occurred, leaving the lake
d) a rise in sea level occurred, fl ooding the region
Which igneous rock could physically weather to beach sand that contains the minerals pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar, and olivine?
a) dunite
b) granite
c) peridotite
d) gabbro
Which two physical properties of graphite make it a good mineral for use in pencils?
a) luster and fracture
b) cleavage and color
c) hardness and streak
d) greasy feel and composition
Which mineral is produced when two atoms of iron chemically combine with three atoms of oxygen?
a) garnet
b) pyrite
c) magnetite
d) hematite
1 The rate of soil development in tropical areas is usually greater than the rate of soil development in arctic areas because tropical areas have
a) ) less chemical weathering and a scarcity of living organisms
b) less chemical weathering and an abundance of living organisms
c) more chemical weathering and a scarcity of living organisms
d) more chemical weathering and an abundance of living organisms
Compared to the time of sunrise in Kingston, the time of sunrise in Jamestown would be approximately
a) 1 hour earlier
b) 1 hour later
c) 20 minutes earlier
d) 20 minutes later
An observer in Watertown, New York, would see the star Polaris at an altitude of approximately
a) ) 44°
b) 45°
c) 75°
d) 76°
8 Earth’s system of longitude is based on which motion?
a) Earth’s rotation
b) the Sun’s rotation
c) Earth’s revolution around the Sun
d) the Sun’s revolution around Earth
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