Most asteroids in our solar system are located in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. What is the approximate distance from the Sun to the asteroid belt?*

The table below shows tide data for a location on the north shore of Long Island, in New York State.

Based on these data, what is the most likely time of the next high tide?*

Which planet takes longer to complete one rotation on its axis than it does to complete one orbit of the Sun?*

Jupiter is a Jovian planet. Compared to the terrestrial planets, Jupiter has a*

The entire constellation of Orion is visible in the night sky in January to an observer in New York State. Which statement explains why this constellation is not visible in the night sky to this observer in June?*

The approximate age of the universe is estimated to be*

The photograph below shows the apparent path of the Sun photographed at 20-minute intervals and combined into one photograph.

Which motion is responsible for the apparent path of the Sun shown in the photograph?*

The mass extinction of the dinosaurs, approximately 65.5 million years ago, is inferred by most scientists to have been caused by*

The diagram below represents Earth as viewed from space. Letter A represents the angle of tilt of Earth’s rotational axis. Line XY is perpendicular to the plane of Earth’s orbit.

What is the value of the angle represented by letter A?*

In the spring, when snow cover on the land melts, the water will most likely infiltrate Earth’s surface where that land surface is*

Water is returned from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere by*

Which type of sediment sample normally has the greatest permeability rate?*

The presence of which atmospheric condition will most likely result in clear skies in Binghamton, New York?*

Which changes in air temperature and atmospheric pressure will normally be recorded by a weather balloon when it is released at Earth’s surface and rises through the troposphere?*

Which gas is most effective in absorbing incoming harmful ultraviolet radiation in Earth’s stratosphere before that radiation reaches Earth’s surface?*