Earth Science Final Semester Test

The deflection of Earth’s planetary winds is an 6 Arrows in the diagram below show three methods example of

• the coriolis effect

• the doppler effect

• convection

• gravitational pull

The universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. Compared to the age of the solar system, the age of the universe is approximately

• the same age as the solar system

• 2x older than the solar system

• 3x older than our solar system

• 4x older than our solar system

Planets that are closest to the Sun are identified as

• low-density jovian planets

• low-density terrestrial planets

• high-density jovian planets

• high-density terrestrial planets

Which process of the water cycle occurs when water absorbs 2260 Joules of heat energy per gram?

• melting of ice

• condensation of water

• evaporating of water

• freezing of water

What is the relative humidity of the air when the air temperature is 4°C and the dew point is -􏰀4°C ?

• 42%

• 46%

• 51%

• 56%

The diagram below represents the light spectra given off by the same element as observed under two different conditions. Spectrum A was observed when that element was heated in a laboratory. Spectrum B shows the same element as seen in the light from a distant star.

The light spectrum observed from this distant star shows a

• red shift, which indicates that the star is moving away from Earth

• red shift, which indicates that the star is moving toward the Earth

• blue shift, which indicates that the star is moving away from Earth

• blue shift, which indicates that the star is moving toward Earth

The diagrams below represent the constellations seen by an observer in New York State while looking toward the southern horizon at midnight on July 9 and January 8.

Which motion is mainly responsible for the difference in the constellations visible at midnight on these two dates?

• The Sun orbits Earth

• Earth orbits the Sun

• The stars in the constellations orbit Earth

• Earth orbits the stars in the constellations

Which graph best shows the general relationship between air pressure and altitude?

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Most clouds form in the atmosphere when moist

air

• rises, expands and cools to the dewpoint

• rises, expands, and warms to the dewpoint

• sinks, compresses and cools to the dewpoint

• sinks, compresses and warms to the dew point

Equal areas of which surface would absorb the greatest amount of insolation on a sunny day?

• light-colored, smooth surface

• light-colored, rough surface

• dark-colored, smooth surface

• dark-colored, rough surface