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1. Measurements taken from space show the Earth to be
A)
B)
C)
D)
greatest in diameter at the Equator
greatest in diameter at the poles
a perfect sphere
pear shaped
2. New York State's highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is located
at approximately
A)
B)
C)
D)
44°10' N 74°05' W
44°05' N 73°55' W
73°55' N 44°10' W
74°05' N 44°05' W
3. Which New York State city is located at 42°39' N
73°45' W?
A) Buffalo
C) Ithaca
B) Albany
D) Plattsburgh
Base your answers to questions 4 and 5 on the time-exposure photograph shown below. The
photograph was taken by aiming a camera at a portion of the night sky above a New York State
location and leaving the camera's shutter open for a period of time to record star trails.
4. Which celestial object is shown in the photograph near the center of the star trails?
A) the Sun
B) the Moon
C) Sirius
D) Polaris
5. During the time exposure of the photograph, the stars appear to have moved through an arc of 120º.
How many hours did this time exposure take?
A) 5 h
B) 8 h
C) 12 h
D) 15 h
6. If an observer on Earth views Polaris on the horizon,
the observer is located at the
A)
B)
C)
D)
equator (0°)
North Pole (90° N)
Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N)
Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S)
12. The diagram below shows the latitude-longitude grid
on an Earth model. Points A and B are locations on
the surface.
7. At which location is the altitude of Polaris
approximately 42°?
A) Niagara Falls
C) Watertown
B) Elmira
D) Massena
8. What time is it in Greenwich, England (at 0°
longitude), when it is noon in Massena, New York?
A) 7 a.m.
C) 5 p.m.
B) noon
D) 10 p.m.
9. What could be the approximate location of an
observer if he measured the altitude of Polaris to be
41 degrees above the horizon?
A) Watertown
C) Buffalo
B) Massena
D) New York City
10. When it is solar noon at a location at 75° W
longitude, what is the solar time at a location at 120°
W longitude?
A) 9 a.m.
C) 3 p.m.
B) 12 noon
D) 12 midnight
11. The length of an Earth day is determined by the time
required for approximately one
A) Earth rotation
C) Sun rotation
B) Earth revolution
D) Sun revolution
On Earth, the solar time difference between point A
and point B would be
A) 1 hour
C) 12 hours
B) 5 hours
D) 24 hours
13. Approximately how many degrees does the Earth
rotate on its axis in 1 hour?
A) 1º
B) 15º
C) 24º
D) 360º
14. What is the total number of degrees that the Earth
rotates on its axis during a 12-hour period?
A) 1°
B) 15°
C) 180° D) 360°
Base your answers to questions 15 and 16 on the passage and map below. The map shows sections of
the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Shipwreck
In 1641, the crew of the ship Concepcion used the Sun and stars for navigation. The crew thought that
the ship was just north of Puerto Rico, but ocean currents had carried them off course. The ship hit a
coral reef and sank off the coast of the Dominican Republic. The Xon the map marks the location of
the sunken ship.
15. At which map location does Polaris appear the highest in the nighttime sky?
A) Miami, Florida
C) Havana, Cuba
B) Kingston, Jamaica
D) San Juan, Puerto Rico
16. What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the sunken ship?
A) 20.5° N 70° E B) 20.5° N 70° W C) 20.5° S 70° E
17. At which New York State location would an
observer measure the highest altitude of Polaris?
A) New York City
C) Niagara Falls
B) Slide Mountain
D) Plattsburgh
D) 20.5° S 70° W
18. The diagram below shows an observer on Earth
viewing the star Polaris.
21. The map below shows the location and diameter, in
kilometers, of four meteorite impact craters, A, B, C,
and D, found in the United States.
What is the observer's latitude?
A) 38° N
C) 52° N
B) 38° S
D) 52° S
19. At which New York State location will an observer
most likely measure the altitude of Polaris as
approximately 42°?
A) Jamestown
C) Oswego
B) Plattsburgh
D) New York City
20. Base your answer to the following question on the
map below, which shows the latitude and longitude
of five observers, A, B, C, D, and E, on Earth.
What is the approximate latitude and longitude of
the largest crater?
A) 35° N 111° W
C) 44° N 90° W
B) 39° N 83° W
D) 47° N 104° W
22. Which reference line passes through both the
geographic North Pole and the geographic South
Pole?
A)
B)
C)
D)
0° latitude
0° longitude
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
23. Since Denver's longitude is 105° W and Utica's
longitude is 75° W, sunrise in Denver occurs
A) 2 hours earlier
C) 3 hours earlier
B) 2 hours later
D) 3 hours later
24. Earth's planetary winds curve to the right in the
Northern Hemisphere due to
Which two observers would be experiencing the
same apparent solar time?
A) A and C
C) B and E
B) B and C
D) D and E
A)
B)
C)
D)
the Coriolis effect
the Doppler effect
the tilt of Earth's axis
Earth's gravity
25. The red shift of light from most galaxies is evidence
that
A) most galaxies are moving away from Earth
B) a majority of stars in most galaxies are red
giants
C) the light slows down as it nears Earth
D) red light travels faster than other colors of light
31. Which motion causes the Coriolis effect on Earth?
A)
B)
C)
D)
revolution of Earth around the Sun
revolution of the Moon around Earth
rotation of Earth on its axis
rotation of the Moon on its axis
32. According to the data below, what is the exact shape
of the Earth?
26. Which evidence best supports scientists' inferences
about the origin and age of the universe?
A)
B)
C)
D)
the existence of planets
cosmic background radiation
formation of star constellations
similar composition of Earth and the Moon
27. According to astronomers, the age of the universe is
estimated to be
A) 1.3 billion years
C) 7.9 billion years
B) 4.6 billion years
D) 13.8 billion years
28. Which event occurred approximately 4.6 billion
years ago?
A)
B)
C)
D)
evolution of the earliest fish
evolution of stromatolites
formation of the oldest known Earth rocks
formation of Earth and our solar system
29. Most of a Earth's atmosphere comes from
A) the gas surrounding Earth at the time of its
formation
B) gas released from the interior of our planet
C) gas captured as Earth passed through a gas
cloud
D) escaped gas from the sun
30. In describing a model for the origin of our solar
system, which one of the following facts would not
be included?
A) The planets' orbits lie pretty much in the same
plane.
B) The planets revolve around the sun in the same
direction.
C) The Solar system revolves around the center
of our galaxy.
D) The planets' orbits are mostly close to being
circular.
A) slightly flattened at both the Equator and the
Poles
B) slightly bulging at both the Equator and the
Poles
C) slightly flattened at the Equator and slightly
bulging at the Poles
D) slightly flattened at the Poles and slightly
bulging at the Equator
33. The map below shows four major time zones of the United States. The dashed lines represent
meridians of longitude. The locations of New York City and Denver are shown.
What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver?
A) 10 a.m.
B) 2 p.m.
C) 3 p.m.
D) noon
Answer Key
Unit 1- fall 2016
1.
A
2.
B
3.
B
4.
D
5.
B
6.
A
7.
B
8.
C
9.
D
10.
A
11.
A
12.
B
13.
B
14.
C
15.
A
16.
B
17.
D
18.
C
19.
A
20.
C
21.
D
22.
B
23.
B
24.
A
25.
A
26.
B
27.
D
28.
D
29.
B
30.
C
31.
C
32.
D
33.
B