Q1
What is the density of an object with a mass of 26g and a volume of 13cm3?
Will it float, sink, or stay suspended?
2 g/cm3
SINK
What latitude is the sun directly overhead at solar noon on March 21st?
0
What process do stars go though to create energy in the core?
nuclear fusion
What instrument measure pressure?
Barometer
Increases
Smaller volume = higher density
An observer's shadow will always point what direction at solar noon in New York State?
North
What is the temperature, color, and luminosity of Betelgeuse?
3,300K
Red
100,00X
The dry bulb is 10°C and the wet bulb is 6°C. What is the...
1. dew point
2. relative humidity
2. 54%
As you go east time will...
(think time zones)
increase
What happens to the length of observer's shadow from sunrise to sunset?
Starts long. Gets shorter. Then longer
Draw the surface flow of a low pressure in the northern hemisphere?
counterclockwise and in
What are the two requirements in order to be a good index fossil?
Found all over the world and during a brief period of time.
It began snowing at 8pm. By 6am, there were 15" of snow on the ground. What is the rate of snowfall?
1.5"/hr
Draw the moon phase two weeks after a first quarter moon.
half light on the left, half dark on the right
third quarter moon
How many times larger is Jupiter than the Earth?
11X
In what NYS landscape region would Elliptocephala be found in bedrock?
Manhattan Prong
What happens to the intensity of insolation for an observer in Riverhead, NY from March to August
increase then decrease
1. The model with the Sun at the center of the solar system is called...
2. Draw the shape of Earth as accurately as possible
1. the heliocentric model
2. close to a perfect circle
1. Draw a picture of air flow due to a sea breeze during the day. Include the land, water, the sun and arrows.
2. What causes this to happen?
1. arrows rising over the land, moving over water, sinking over water, and moving towards the land.
2. specific heat of water is high and land is low
When dating a mastadon bone, 2.5g of Carbon-14 was found inside the bone today. The bone was dated to be about 17,000 years old. How much Carbon-14 was inside the bone at the time of death of the mastodon in grams?
20g
Pangea breaks up OR Intrusion of the Palisades sill or North America and Africa separate