Memorized Facts
Earth's approximate rates of rotation and revolution.
rotation is 15/hour, revolution 1/day
Look at the image:
What is the closest time for Point x
6pm
Which season is beginning in NY on the day represented by the diagram.
View Image
Winter
What is the primary reason New York State is warmer in July than in February?
A) The altitude of the noon Sun is greater in February. B) The insolation in New York is greater in July. C) The Earth is closer to the Sun in July. D) The Earth is traveling faster in its orbit in February.
B)
The diagram below shows the shadow cast by a telephone pole on March 21 at solar noon at a location in New York State.
B - shorter shadow
Seasonal changes on Earth are primarily caused by the
(3 reasons just need to name 1)
1. parallelism of the Earth's axis
2. Earth's 23.5 degree tilt
3. Revolution around the sun
The diagram below represents the apparent path of the sun as seen by an observer at 65 N on March 21st.
The Sun's postion shown in the diagram was observed closes to which time of day?
a) 9am, b) 11am, c) 3pm, d) 6pm
3pm
On which day of the year does the sun reach the greatest altitude at solar noon in NYC?
a. June 21 b. July 21. c. August 21.
d. September 21st
A - June 21st Longest day of the year, each day after gets shorter so the sun doesn't reach higher it starts to lower.
What happens to the angle of insolation on June 21 between solar noon and 6 p.m. in New York State?
it decreases steadily
Compared to the air temperature and moisture conditions on the western side of the mountain at sea level, describe how the air temperatures and moisture conditions on the eastern side of the mountain at sea level are different.
dry, arid, hot
Look at the image
West
Which diagram represents the approximate location of the Sun at 10am on March 21?
Look at image.
A
The diagram below represents the orbital position of Earth on October 21.
Spring
On which date does the maximum duration of insolation occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
June 21st
Compared to land surface temperature changes, water surface temperatures changes occur
less, more moderate
Two major greenhouse gases that may be linked to global warming are:
Carbon Dioxide and methane
or water vapor can be accepted
Positions 1, 2, and 3 in the diagram below represent the noon Sun above the horizon on three different days during the year, as viewed from Binghamton, New York.
Which position was the noon sun on January 21st?
Position 3
A student in New York State looked toward the eastern horizon to observe sunrise at three different times during the year. The student drew the following diagram that shows the positions of sunrise, A, B, and C, during this one-year period.
Look at image. Months: March/Sept, December, June
A. June
B. March/September
C. December
The duration of insolation at Brockport NY on September 22nd was approximately
12 hours
In which atmospheric temperature zone does most precipitation occur and why?
troposphere only one with water vapor
A barefoot student steps on a hot concrete surface. Most of the heat transferred to the student’s skin by this contact is by the process of
conduction
The diagram below shows the apparent daily path of the Sun, as viewed by an observer at a certain latitude on three different days of the year.
C) 43N
Which diagram represents the tilt of Earth’s axis relative to the Sun’s rays on December 15?
Look at image.
D - tilted away from the sun.
Equal masses of basalt, granite, iron, and copper received the same amount of solar energy during the day. At night, which of these materials cooled down at the fastest rate?
Copper - lowest specific heat, fast to heat and fastest to cool down.
Summer in NYS the sun..... (2 things)
the path is longer and more direct rays