weekly review #14

The terrestrial planets differ from the Jovian planets because the terrestrial planets are

• less dense and larger

• less dense and smaller

• more dense and larger

• more dense and smaller

Ocean tides observed at coastal locations each day are primarily caused by

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• the changing phases of the Moon

• the gravitational attraction between the Moon and Earth

• seasonal changes in the compass location of sunrise

What was the most likely dewpoint at this location?

• 32

• 40

• 61

• 70

Energy is produced within a star's core by the process of

• insolation

• conduction

• nuclear fusion

• radioactive decay

If Earth's rate of rotation increases, the length of one Earth day will be

• shorter than 24 hours

• longer than 24 hours

• 24 hours, with a shorter nighttime period

• 24 hours, with a longer nighttime period

What is the usual surface wind pattern within a Northern Hemisphere low-pressure system?

• clockwise and outward

• clockwise and inward

• counterclockwise and outward

• counterclockwise and inward

Which season is beginning in New York State on the day represented in the diagram?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

The modern heliocentric model of planetary motion state that the planets travel around

• the Sun in a slightly elliptical orbits

• the Sun in circular orbits

• Earth in slightly ellipital orbits

• Earth in circular orbit

At which two Moon positions would an observer on Earth most likely experience the highest high tide and the lowest low tides?

• A and B

• B and C

• C and A

• D and B

During which Moon phase could and observer on Earth see a lunar eclipse?

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