ASTRONOMY
The Foucault Pendulum was a model that helped support the theory that Earth had this motion.
WHAT IS ROTATION?
mT air masses that affect NYS usually form over this body of water south of the U.S.
WHAT IS THE GULF OF MEXICO?
You find a rock in your backyard. It has gas pockets, a glassy texture, and a light color. You probably have this rock.
WHAT IS PUMICE?
This formation is most likely to form at the end of a large where sediments are deposited.
WHAT IS A DELTA?
A fossil is found to have 25% of its original Carbon 14 remaining. The fossil has gone through this many half lives.
What is 2?
This motion of the Earth takes approximately 1 degree per day.
WHAT IS REVOLUTION?
This type of electromagnetic wave is reflected off of Earth's surface and is trapped by greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane.
WHAT IS INFRARED ENERGY?
This mineral can be used as a food additive and is placed on the streets in the winter time to help melt the ice.
WHAT IS HALITE?
A hiker finds a rock along side a moving river. The rock has visible sediments 0.1 cm in diameter. This rock is most likely...
WHAT IS SANDSTONE?
A fossil of CoelOphySis was found in the bedrock of NYC. This rock most likely formed during this geologic period.
WHAT IS TRIASSIC?
When visiting the city Utica, NY a person looks to the Northern skies and sees the star Polaris. She must raise her eyes to this angle.
What is 43 degrees?
You turn on the TV and find that the air temperature is 56 degrees and the relative humidity is 100%. This would be the dewpoint temperature.
WHAT IS 56 DEGREES?
The Hawaiian Islands sit atop of this geologic feature which causes it to have frequent volcanic activity.
WHAT IS A HOT SPOT?
A student taking the Earth science regents exams sees a picture of rock formation in the desert. The rocks look as if they have been weathered away over time. This agent of erosion is most likely responsible.
WHAT IS WIND?
This landscape contains the oldest rocks in NYS.
What is the Adirondack Mountains?
This process occurs inside of our Sun and allows it to produce heat and light.
WHAT IS NUCLEAR FUSION?
This type of pressure system moves in a counterclockwise direction and is associated with storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes.
WHAT IS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM?
This layer of Earth's interior has a depth of 4,000 kilometers.
WHAT IS THE OUTER CORE?
This process is responsible for making rocks smoother and rounder as they are transported by moving water.
WHAT IS ABRASION?
The earliest bird fossils were discovered in rocks that formed during this period.
WHAT IS THE JURRASIC PERIOD?
On the first day of Summer the Sun's direct rays will be over this latitude.
23.5 degrees North (Tropic of Cancer)
You notice that over the last week you've experienced warm temperatures, followed by thunderstorms and then cooler temperatures. Your location probably experienced this type of front.
WHAT IS A COLD FRONT?
This type of sedimentary rock forms from the evaporation of seawater and will react with acid.
WHAT IS LIMESTONE?
You're standing on a landscape that you are told is made by a glacier. However, when you look at the sediments, they appear to be sorted. That is probably because you are standing on one of these landforms.
WHAT IS AN OUTWASH PLAIN?
These animals went extinct around the same time as the dinosaurs.
WHAT ARE AMMONOIDS?