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Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets are*
Earth, the Sun, and billions of stars are contained within*
The diagram below represents a globe that is spinning to represent Earth rotating. The globe is spinning in the direction indicated by the arrow. Points A, B, C, D, X, and Y are locations on the globe.
A student attempted to draw a straight line from point X to point Y on the spinning globe. Due to the Coriolis effect, the student’s drawn line most likely passed through point*
Flash flooding is most likely to occur when heavy rain falls on*
Radioactive decay of 40K atoms in an igneous rock has resulted in a ratio of 25 percent 40K atoms to 75 percent 40Ar and 40Ca atoms. How many years old is this rock?*
A student using a sling psychrometer measured a wet-bulb temperature of 10°C and a dry-bulb temperature of 16°C. What was the dewpoint?*
Most of the hurricanes that affect the east coast of the United States originally form over the*
The ozone layer protects life on Earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation. The ozone layer is located between 17 kilometers and35 kilometers above Earth’s surface in which
atmospheric temperature zone?*
Which weather map symbol is associated with extremely low air pressure?
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Which two elements make up the greatest percentages by mass in Earth’s crust?*
What is the approximate P-wave travel time from an earthquake if the P-wave arrives at the seismic station 8 minutes before the S-wave?*
Which two factors have the most influence on the development of landscape features?*
Which two New York State landscape regions have surface bedrock that formed about1000 million years ago?*
What is the minimum water velocity necessary to maintain movement of 0.1-centimeter-diameter particles in a stream?*
Compared to a light-colored rock with a smooth surface, a dark-colored rock with a rough surface will*