1. Midterm review questions

2. 3 Energy is produced within a star’s core by the process of (1) insolation (3) nuclear fusion (2) Conduction (4) radioactive decay

3. 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

4. 2 The data used to construct the isolines on this map were recorded in which units? (1) inches (3) feet (2) millibars (4) meters

5. 1

6. 4

7. 3

8. full Name the phase of the moon at location 6.

9. 1

10. 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

11. 4 Which locations are most likely experiencing precipitation? (1) A and B (3) C and D (2) B and C (4) D and B

12. 3

13. 4

14. 2, 6 Which numbers represent a spring tide?

15. 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

16. 2

17. 1

18. 2 Which process is represented by letter F? (1) capillarity (3) condensation (2) infiltration (4) vaporization

19. precipitation What step in the water cycle is occurring at letter D?

20. 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

21. 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

22. 4

23. 3

24. 699 m What is the highest elevation possible at point A?

25. 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

26. 2

27. 4

28. 1

29. Talc, mica, fluorite, calcite List the minerals Talcpumice micafluorite calcitegranite

30. 1 At which point is the winds the lowest? 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D

31. 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.

32. A

33. H

34. b What are people testing when they scratch quartz against a piece of glass? A. Streak B. Hardness C. Fracture D. Specific Gravity