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Name Dennis
Class
Date
Teacher
Standards Tested
Question #
Percentage Mastery
1.1a
4, 6, 23
2.1i
7, 8, 12, 21
2.1r
28, 29, 30
2.2b
3, 14, 15, 16, 20, 24, 26,
27
2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17,
18, 19, 22, 25
1
2.2c
1.2g
EARTH SCIENCE
You are to answer all questions in all parts of this examination. Write your answers to
the Part A and Part B multiple-choice questions directly on the test
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done in pencil.
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Climate
Mr. Lee
Name________________
10-JUL-09
1. A diagram of the water cycle is shown at the right. Letters A through D represent the processes
taking place. Which arrow represents the procces of transpiration?
1. A
3. C
2. B
4. D
2. On a clear summer day, the surface of land is usually warmer than the surface of a nearby body
of water because the water
1. receives less insolation
3. has a higher density
2. reflects less insolation
4. has a higher specific heat
3. Which interaction between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere causes most surface ocean
currents?
1. cooling of rising air above the ocean
surface
3. friction from planetary winds on the
ocean surface
2. evaporation of water from the ocean
surface
4. seismic waves on the ocean surface
4. Base your answer on the accompanying diagram, which shows the tilt of Earth on its axis in
relation to the Sun on one particular day. Points A through E are locations on Earth's surface. Point
D is located in New York State. The dashed line represents Earth's axis.
Which diagram best represents the angle of the Sun's rays received at location C at noon on this
day?
5. Base your answer on the accompanying diagram, which shows the tilt of Earth on its axis in
relation to the Sun on one particular day. Points A through E are locations on Earth's surface. Point
D is located in New York State. The dashed line represents Earth's axis.
What is the latitude of location A?
1. 0o
3. 63 1/2o S
2. 23 1/2o N
4. 90o N
6. Base your answer on the accompanying diagram, which shows the tilt of Earth on its axis in
relation to the Sun on one particular day. Points A through E are locations on Earth's surface. Point
D is located in New York State. The dashed line represents Earth's axis.
On this day, which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight?
1. E
3. C
2. B
4. D
7. During which process does heat transfer occur because of density differences?
1. conduction
3. radiation
2. convection
4. reflection
8. Which atmospheric conditions would cause smoke from a campfire on a beach to blow toward
the ocean?
1. warm air over the land and cool air over
the ocean
3. low-density air over the land and highdensity air over the ocean
2. humid air over the land and dry air over
the ocean
4. high air pressure over the land and low
air pressure over the ocean
9. Base your answer to the question on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the map and data table,
and your knowledge of Earth science. The map represents an imaginary continent on the Earth.
Letters B through G are locations on the map for which climate ratios are given. The climate ratio
is determined by dividing the average yearly precipitation by the average yearly potential
evapotranspiration (P/Ep). The data table shows the monthly precipitation and potential
evapotranspiration values for location A.
Which climate condition is characteristic of both location C and location D?
1. a large amount of yearly precipitation
3. the same yearly potential
evapotranspiration
2. a large yearly temperature range
4. the same number of months of moisture
surplus
10. Base your answer to the question on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the map and data
table, and your knowledge of Earth science. The map represents an imaginary continent on the
Earth. Letters B through G are locations on the map for which climate ratios are given. The climate
ratio is determined by dividing the average yearly precipitation by the average yearly potential
evapotranspiration (P/Ep). The data table shows the monthly precipitation and potential
evapotranspiration values for location A.
Location G has a cold, humid climate. Which profile best represents the position of location G with
respect to the mountains and the prevailing winds?
1. 1
3. 3
2. 2
4. 4
11. The planetary winds on Earth are indicated by the curving arrows in the diagram. The curved
paths of the planetary winds are a result of
1. changes in humidity
3. Earth's rotation on its axis
2. changes in temperature
4. Earth's gravitational force
12. A low-pressure system near Utica, New York, causes heavy precipitation. If this system
followed the usual track, which city most likely had the same weather conditions a few hours
earlier?
1. Syracuse
3. Albany
2. Kingston
4. Plattsburgh
13. The heavy lake-effect snowfalls in the Tug Hill Plateau region occur primarily because the
plateau is located
1. in the path of prevailing winds from Lake 3. near the Atlantic Ocean
Ontario
2. in the Northern Hemisphere
4. west of the Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands
14. According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, the Prevailing winds at 45° S latitude are
from the
1. southwest
3. southeast
2. northwest
4. northeast
15. Base your answer to the question on the map, which shows an area of the northwestern United
States affected by a major volcanic eruption at Crater Lake during the Holocene Epoch.
The pattern of distribution of the ash from the volcano was most likely caused by the direction of
the
1. magnetic field
3. flow of surface water
2. force of the volcanic eruption
4. atmospheric air movements
16. Which current is a cool ocean current that flows completely around Earth?
1. California Current
3. West Wind Drift
2. Gulf Stream
4. North Equatorial Current
17. Base your answer to the question on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the map shown, and
your knowledge of Earth science. The map shows a portion of the eastern United States with New
York State shaded. The isolines on the map indicate the average yearly total snowfall, in inches,
recorded over a 20-year period. Points A through D are locations on Earth's surface. Latitude and
longitude coordinates are shown along the border of the map.
Location C has a lower average yearly snowfall than location D primarily because location C has a
1. coastal location
3. higher elevation
2. higher longitude
4. different prevailing wind direction
18. The map shows the major climate zones on Earth. The primary factor controlling these climate
zones is
1. elevation
3. latitude
2. solar time
4. longitude
19. Base your answer to the following question on the graph, which shows the average yearly
temperature and average yearly precipitation for Earth locations A through D.
Locations A and C have different average yearly temperatures. This difference most likely is due to
the fact that
1. A has a higher elevation
3. C has more precipitation
2. A is located nearer to the Equator
4. C has a greater longitude
20. Base your answer to the following question on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the weather
map of North America, and your knowledge of Earth science. A grid system of letters and numbers
is provided along the edges of the map to assist in finding locations. Letters W, X, and Y represent
locations on the map. Isobars are labeled in millibars. The map shows weather conditions on May
15 when it is 9 a.m. in New York State.
If the low-pressure center labeled X follows a typical storm track from its present location, the low-
pressure center will move generally toward the
1. north
3. east
2. south
4. west
21. Base your answer to the following question on the Earth Science Reference Tables and on your
knowledge of Earth science.
Which map correctly shows the general pattern of flow of prevailing surface winds near the
Equator on March 21?
22. Base your answer to the question on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the diagram, and your
knowledge of Earth science. The diagram shows the latitude zones of the Earth.
Which graph best represents the relationship between average yearly temperatures and latitude?
1. 1
3. 3
2. 2
4. 4
23. Base your answer to the question on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the diagram, and your
knowledge of Earth science. The diagram shows the latitude zones of the Earth.
Which zone receives the greatest intensity of sunlight on June 21?
1. North Tropical
3. South Tropical
2. Equatorial
4. North Polar
24. A storm system centered over Elmira, New York, will most often track toward
1. Albany
3. Rochester
2. Jamestown
4. New York City
25. The lines on the map represent the average yearly amount of precipitation in inches. Which
statement best explains the difference in yearly precipitation between Watertown and Plattsburgh?
1. Watertown receives more precipitation
because it is farther from the Atlantic
Ocean.
3. Watertown receives more precipitation
because of the effects of change in
elevation and prevailing winds.
2. Plattsburgh receives more precipitation
because it is closer to the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Plattsburgh receives more precipitation
because of the effects of change in
elevation and prevailing winds.
26. Base your answer to the question on the graph and your knowledge of Earth science. The graph
shows temperature data taken at four different depths in the soil at one location on Long Island,
New York, for one year.
Which graph best represents the relationship between soil temperature and depth in the soil on June
21?
1. 1
3. 3
2. 2
4. 4
27. Base your answer to the question on the graph and your knowledge of Earth science. The graph
shows temperature data taken at four different depths in the soil at one location on Long Island,
New York, for one year.
When did maximum soil temperature occur at depths in the soil of less than 5 meters?
1. at the spring equinox
3. at the summer solstice
2. between the spring equinox and the
summer solstice
4. between the summer solstice and the fall
equinox
28. Base your answer to the question on the graph and your knowledge of Earth science. The graph
shows temperature data taken at four different depths in the soil at one location on Long Island,
New York, for one year.
On what date was the temperature at the 3-meter depth greater than the temperature at any of the
other three depths?
1. July 11
3. November 1
2. August 31
4. December 21
29. Base your answer to the question on the graph and your knowledge of Earth science. The graph
shows temperature data taken at four different depths in the soil at one location on Long Island,
New York, for one year.
The general yearly pattern shown in the diagram of temperature changes at each depth in the soil is
best described as
1. a one-way change
3. an unpredictable change
2. a random change
4. a cyclic change
30. Base your answer to the question on the graph and your knowledge of Earth science. The graph
shows temperature data taken at four different depths in the soil at one location on Long Island,
New York, for one year.
The graph shows that as depth increases, the annual temperature range
1. decreases
2. increases
3. remains the same