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Which motion causes this square pattern of stars to be visible in the nighttime sky from New York State in the fall, but not in the spring?

a) rotation of Earth on its axis

b) rotation of stars in the Great Square of Pegasus

c) revolution of Earth around the Sun

d) revolution of the Great Square of Pegasus around Earth

The arrow on which map shows the most likely path of a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

This air motion is caused by

a) density differences

b) electromagnetic energy

c) molecular collisions

d) increased transpiration

What is the relative humidity when the dry-bulb temperature is 28°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 15°C?

a) 12%

b) 13%

c) 21%

d) 4%

Which diagram best represents the wavelength of incoming solar radiation received on Earth and the wavelength of outgoing radiation?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Which statement best explains why most of the surface of Lake Erie usually remains as liquid water in late autumn, even though surrounding land surfaces and air temperatures may be below freezing?

a) Water has a higher specific heat than land.

b) Land surfaces change temperature more slowly than water surfaces.

c) Warm winds from the land blow onto the surface of the lake.

d) Energy absorption by the water is needed in order to freeze the surface of the lake.

This volcanic ash in the atmosphere causes

a) less transparency and a decrease in reflection of insolation

b) less transparency and an increase in reflection of insolation

c) more transparency and a decrease in reflection of insolation

d) more transparency and an increase in reflection of insolation

This increased average temperature is mostly due to heat supplied by the prevailing winds and the

a) Canary Current

b) North Atlantic Current

c) North Equatorial Current

d) Labrador Current

Similarities in bone structure and arrangement between these two animals support the inference that these animals

a) both lived during the Devonian Period

b) have a common ancestor

c) lived in an arid environment

d) became fossilized the same way

Surface bedrock found in the St. Lawrence Lowlands region of New York State was formed during which periods of geologic time?

a) Triassic and Jurassic

b) Mississippian and Pennsylvanian

c) Silurian and Devonian

d) Cambrian and Ordovician

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