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Midterm Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How do you know that the land is flat in a certain part of a map? | The contour lines will be far apart |
| How can you tell if there is a steep slope in a certain of a map? | The contour lines will be closer together |
| What is a contour interval? | The difference in elevation between two consecutive contour lines. |
| How do you know which way a river flows on a counter map? | The contour lines will point upstream. |
| What is the formula for density? | Mass divided by Volume |
| Why does the position of the constellation change throughout the year? | Earth's Revolution |
| What did Coriolis and Foucault help to prove? | Earth's rotation |
| What happens to the period of Revolution for the planets in our Solar System and you move further out from the Sun? | Period of Revolution will increase |
| If the Sun is directly overhead on March 21st and September 21st, what latitude are you at? | 0 - Equator |
| If the Sun is directly overhead on June 21st, what latitude are you at? | 23. 5 North - Tropic of Cancer |
| If the Sun is directly overhead on December 21st, what latitude are you at? | 23. 5 South - Tropic of Capricorn |
| What is the age of the Universe thought to be? | 13. 8 billion years old |
| How many degrees will the Sun appear to move over a 3 hour time period? | 45 degrees |
| What happens to the Sun's apparent path and the altitude of the SUn from June to December? | The path will be shorter and the altitude will be lower |
| What is the altitude will we see Polaris from NYS? | Approximately 43 degrees |
| What type of Heat Transfer involves contact? | Conduction |
| What type of Heat Transfer involves differences in denstiy? | Convection |
| What type of Heat Transfer can happen through empty space? | Radiation |
| What type of Doppler Shift do we see from most distant galaxies? | Red Shift |
| What process produces energy that allows a star to shine? | Nuclear Fusion |
| What is Earth's approximate rate of Revolution? | 1 degree per day |
| What happens to time as you travel West? | Time gets earlier |
| What happens to time as you travel East? | Time gets later |
| The spring tides occur during which Moon phases? | Full Moon and New Moon |
| The Neap tides occur during which Moon phases? | 1st and 3rd Quarter |
| How much time is between High tide to Hight tide? | Approximately 12 hours and 25 minutes |
| How much time is between High tide to Low tides? | Approximately 6 hours and 12 minutes |
| Why do winds appear to deflect to the Right in the Northern Hemisphere and the Left in the Southern Hemisphere? | Coriolis Effect |
| Microwaves can share the same wavelength with which 2 forms of radiation? | Radio and Infrared |
| Why do we see different constellations throughout the year? | Earth Revolves around the Sun |
| What would happen to our Winters and Summers if the tilt of Earth's axis was 40 instead of 23. 5 degrees? | Our Summers would be warmer and our Winters would be colder |
| What happens to the altitude of the Solar Noon Sun as you move towards the Equator? | Altitude increases |
| What happens to the shadow length from solar noon in March to solar noon in June? | Shadow length decreases |
| What type of surface will absorb the most insolation? | Rough and Dark surfaces |
| What type of surfaces will reflect the most insolation? | Smooth and Light surfaces |
| What are the 4 reasons that water takes longer to heat up an longer to cool down? | 1. Water has a higher specific heat 2. Water is transparent 3. Water flows freely 4. Heat is being used during evaporation |
| What angle of incidence will produce the most intense insolation? | High angle of incidence |
| What is being blocked during a Lunar Eclipse? | The Moon |
| What is being blocked during a Solar Eclipse? | The Sun |
| Will the Eccentricity be lower or higher when the Foci are far apart? | Higher |
| Will the Eccentricity be lower or higher when the Foci are close together? | Lower |
| What happens to the gravitational pull when two celestial objects are further apart? | Gravitational pull decreases |
| What happens to the gravitational pull when two celestial objects are closer together? | Gravitational pull increases |
| What happens to the orbital velocity when two celestial objects get closer together? | Orbital Velocity Increases |
| What happens to the orbital velocity when two celestial objects get further apart? | Orbital Velocity Decreases |
| How many degrees of Longitude make up each time zone? | 15 degrees of longitude |
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