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Which motion allows an observer on Earth to view different constellations throughout the year?
a) Earth orbiting the Sun
b) constellations orbiting Earth
c) Earth orbiting the constellations
d) constellations orbiting the Sun
Most ozone is found in a region of Earth's atmosphere between 10 and 20 miles above Earth's surface. This temperature zone of the atmosphere is known as the
a) thermosphere
b) mesosphere
c) stratosphere
d) troposphere
What is the dewpoint if the dry-bulb temperature is 18°C and the relative humidity is 64%?
a) 14°C
b) 11°C
c) 9°C
d) 4°C
What is the approximate location of the Tasman Hot Spot in the Pacific Ocean?
a) 36° N 160° W
b) 36° S 160° E
c) 160° N 36° W
d) 160° S 36° E
The Coriolis effect, which causes the curving of planetary winds, is a direct result of the
a) distance between Earth and the Sun
b) inclination of Earth's axis
c) orbiting of Earth around the Sun
d) spinning of Earth on its axis
What is the dewpoint if the dry-bulb temperature is 18°C and the relative humidity is 64%?
a) 14°C
b) 11°C
c) 9°C
d) 4°C
When one gram of liquid water at its boiling point is changed into water vapor,
a) 334 J/g is gained from the surrounding environment.
b) 334 J/g is released into the surrounding environment.
c) 2260 J/g is gained from the surrounding environment.
d) 2260 J/g is released into the surrounding environment.
Which index fossil in sedimentary surface bedrock most likely indicates that a marine environment once existed in the region where the sediments were deposited?
a) Mastodont
b) Condor
c) Eospirifer
d) Coelophysis
Which Earth surface would most likely absorb the greatest amount of insolation on a sunny day if all of these surfaces have equal areas?
a) blacktop parking lot
b) white sand beach
c) surface of a calm lake
d) snow covered mountain slope
Most of the infrared radiation given off by Earth's surface is absorbed in Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and
a) hydrogen
b) nitrogen
c) oxygen
d) methane
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