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Carbon-14 can be used to determine the ages of both a

a) quartz crystal and a calcite crystal

b) quartz crystal and a calcite crystal

c) mastodon bone and a human bone

d) trilobite fossil and a dinosaur fossil

Which percentage of this radioactive isotope remains at the end of 3 half-lives?

a) 6.25%

b) 12.5%

c) 25.0%

d) 87.5%

What is the disintegration product of this radioactive isotope?

a) 40Ar

b) 206Pb

c) 14N

d) 87Sr

Three months after the date indicated in the diagrams, sunrise in New York State will occur

a) due east

b) south of east

c) north of west

d) due west

At which location will the longest noontime shadow be observed on the date indicated in the diagrams?

a) Equator

b) Tropic of Cancer

c) New York State

d) Arctic Circle

The prevailing winds will cause this low-pressure system to most likely move toward the

a) northeast

b) northwest

c) southeast

d) southwest

Which weather station has an approximate air pressure of 29.65 inches of mercury?

a) W

b) X

c) Y

d) Z

Locations W and X are within which types of air masses?

a) W is within mP and X is within cT.

b) W is within cP and X is within mT.

c) W is within mT and X is within cP.

d) W is within cT and X is within mP.

Compared to the density of the terrestrial and Jovian planets, the density of the Moon is

a) less than the densities of both the terrestrial and Jovian planets

b) greater than the densities of both the terrestrial and Jovian planets

c) less than the densities of terrestrial planets, but greater than the densities of Jovian planets

d) greater than the densities of terrestrial planets, but less than the densities of Jovian planets

The same side of the Moon is always visible to an observer on Earth because the Moon has a period of

a) rotation greater than its period of revolution

b) rotation equal to Earth’s period of rotation

c) revolution greater than Earth’s period of revolution

d) revolution equal to its period of rotation

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