Midterm review questions
3
Energy is produced within a star’s core by the
process of
(1) insolation
(3) nuclear fusion
(2) Conduction
(4) radioactive decay
4
What is the usual surface wind pattern within a
Northern Hemisphere low-pressure system?
(1) clockwise and outward
(2) clockwise and inward
(3) counterclockwise and outward
(4) counterclockwise and inward
2
The data used to construct the isolines on this
map were recorded in which units?
(1) inches
(3) feet
(2) millibars
(4) meters
1
4
3
full
Name the phase
of the moon at
location 6.
1
4
Which atmospheric conditions describe
the air mass that is influencing weather
conditions at location C?
(1) cool and dry (3) warm and dry
(2) cool and moist (4) warm and moist
4
Which locations are most likely experiencing
precipitation?
(1) A and B
(3) C and D
(2) B and C
(4) D and B
3
4
2, 6
• Which numbers
represent a spring
tide?
4
Scientists infer that most of Earth’s earliest
atmosphere was produced by
(1) a collision with a giant gas cloud
(2) capturing gases from a nearby planet
(3) vaporizing comets that impacted Earth’s surface
(4) the escape of gases from Earth’s molten surface
2
1
2
Which process is represented by letter F?
(1) capillarity
(3) condensation
(2) infiltration
(4) vaporization
precipitation
What step in the
water cycle is
occurring at letter
D?
4
Which weather variable generally decreases
when wind speed is increasing, clouds are
thickening, and visibility drops?
(1) relative humidity (3) precipitation
(2) dewpoint
(4) air pressure
1
Global warming is most likely occurring due to
an increase in
(1) carbon dioxide and methane gases in the
atmosphere
(2) oxygen and nitrogen gases in the atmosphere
(3) ultraviolet radiation and x rays reflected from
Earth
(4) visible light and radio waves reflected from
Earth
4
3
699 m
What is the
highest elevation
possible at point
A?
1
Which processes of the water cycle return water
vapor directly to the atmosphere?
(1) evaporation and transpiration
(2) infiltration and capillarity
(3) freezing and precipitation
(4) water retention and runoff
2
4
1
Talc, mica, fluorite, calcite
List the minerals
Talc
pumice
mica
fluorite
calcite
granite
1
• At which
point is the
winds the
lowest?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
c
A day on Saturn takes about 10 Earth hours.
Which fact would best explain this short day?
A Saturn is less dense than Earth.
B Saturn is much farther from the Sun than Earth.
C Saturn rotates more rapidly than Earth.
D Saturn’s orbit has greater eccentricity than Earth’s.
A
H
b
What are people testing when they scratch quartz against
a piece of glass?
A. Streak
B. Hardness
C. Fracture
D. Specific Gravity