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USING ESRT
Name_________________________________________________
Cover (page 1):
1.
Measure the width of this page to the nearest 0.1 cm.___________________
2.
How much of a 400-gram sample of K40 is left after 2 half-lives?
___________________
3.
During which phase change is the most energy gained?__________________
4.
From the specific heat chart... which material heat and cools the
fastest?__________________
5. A
material has a density of 4.5 g/ml and a mass of 2.6 grams, what is the
volume?__________________
6.
What is the percentage error if a student calculates the Earth's radius to be
6400km? __________________
7.
What is the eccentricity is the foci distance is 7.6 cm and the major axis is
15.2 cm?__________________
8.
On a topo map. Point A is 456 meters elevation. Point B is 1256 meters.
They are 12.2 km apart. What is the
gradient? __________________
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2
9.
Locate the approximate lat and long of the following landscape regions in New
York State:
(also use page 3)
a. Tug Hill Plateau ___________________ ___________________
b. Taconic Mountains ___________________ ___________________
c. Triassic / Newark Lowlands ___________________ ___________________
10.
Within what landscape is Manhattan located?___________________
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3
11.
Where are the youngest rocks in New York State?_____________
12.
Where are the oldest rocks in New York State?_____________
13.
Which region(s) of New York State would have little evidence of
fossils?__________
14.
Which city is located closest to 43˚N and 77˚38' W?_____________
15.
How old are the oldest sedimentary rocks in New York State?_____________
16.
How old are the oldest rocks that are found in New York State?_____________
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4:
17.
Describe the motions of the Gulf Stream._______________________
18.
In what direction does the California current flow?__________________
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5 :
19.
List the major plates of the world: __________________ __________________
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20.
List the major motions of plates due to plate tectonics._____________
_____________ _____________
21.
What is the relationship of this map and volcanic
activity.____________________________________
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22.
If a stream's velocity increases from 20 cm/sec to 100 cm/sec,
what sediments can
be carried?__________________________________________
23.
A particle .055 cm in diameter will most likely form what type of
rock?_____________________________
24.
Evaporites can be listed as minerals and rocks. How are they
formed?_______________________________
25.
Sandstone differs from limestone based on particle size. How is their point of
origin different?
26.
What minerals are found in
granite?__________________________________________________________
27.
How does rhyolite differ from
granite?_________________________________________________________
28.
Which minerals are not present in felsic type igneous rocks
but are present in mafic type
igneous rocks?__________________________________________
29.
How do felsic and mafic igneous rocks differ in density, color, and mineral
content?__________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
30.
What process must a rock undergo in order to become
igneous?____________________________________
31.
What process must a rock undergo in order to become
metamorphosed?______________________________
32.
List all the terms associated with the formation of sedimentary
rocks._________________________________
33.
What are the two major divisions of sedimentary
rocks?___________________________________________
34.
How is a breccia different from a
conglomerate?__________________________________________________
35.
How is rock gypsum
formed?________________________________________________________________
36.
What is the composition of rock salt?__________________
37.
How is chemical and fossil limestone
different?__________________________________________________
38.
What are the main types of
metamorphism?___________________________________________________
39.
What are the two major textures of metamorphic rocks?
40.
Complete:
metamorphic rock ---------------> parent rock
slate
_________________
marble
_________________
quartzite
_________________
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8 and Page 9
41.
During which period were trilobites common?____________________________________
42.
What is the approximate age of the Appalachian
plateau?____________________________________
43.
Which span of geologic time is the longest?____________________________________
44.
For how long did dinosaurs roam the earth?____________________________________
45.
How long ago did dinosaurs become extinct?____________________________________
46.
Which is the most recent time period where North America and Africa are
believed to be separated?__________
47.
Describe the motions of North America from the Ordovician to the
Tertiary.__________________________
48.
When was the taconic orogeny and how did it
happen?____________________________________
49.
When did the Atlantic Ocean started to open?____________________________________
50.
What is the official fossil of NYS (see
cover)?____________________________________
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10:
51.
Which of earth layers is the most dense ?____________________________________
52.
What is the approximate pressure at the mantle-outer core
interface?________________________________
53.
In which strata of the earth is the Earth' s temperature change the
greatest?___________________________
54.
Where is the Moho located?______________________________________________________
55.
How thick is the
asthenosphere?______________________________________________________________
56.
What does ultramafic
mean?_________________________________________________________________
57.
What is the composition and phase of the inner
core?____________________________________
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11:
58.
What is the scale on the y-axis (eq
chart)?______________________________________________________
59.
What is the scale on the x-axis
(eq-chart)?______________________________________________________
60.
If P waves arrive 5 minutes and 20 seconds before S waves from an earthquake,
what is the distance of the observer from the
epicenter?____________________________________
61.
If the epicenter is 1 X 103km from the observer what was the lag time
between arrival times of P wave and S
wave?__________________________________________
62.
What is the most common element, by volume,in the earth's
crust?___________________________________
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63.
Find the dewpoint if the wet bulb reading is 3˚ C and the dry bulb is
6˚C_______________________________
64.
Find the air temp. (dry bulb) if the dew point is 15˚C and the wet bulb
depression is 5˚C__________________
65.
What is the relative humidity if the air temp. is 10˚C and the dew point is
6˚C?__________________
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13:
66.
Find the equivalent values of the following:
a) 64˚ F = __________ ˚C
b) 64˚ F = __________ ˚ K
67.
a. From what direction is the wind blowing on the station model?
____________________________________
b. What is the wind speed in knots on the station
model?____________________________________
68.
What is the present weather symbol for
thunderstorms?___________________________________________
69.
Draw and label each type of weather front:
70.
a) What is the air pressure of 1
atmosphere?____________________________________________
b) What is the air pressure of 2
atmospheres?____________________________________________
c) 30 " Hg = __________ mb (pressure)______________________
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14:
71.
Which wavelength is 10 -4 meters in
size?____________________________________________
72.
All of our weather is found below _?_
km.____________________________________________
73.
At which zone in the atmosphere does the temperature go over
50˚C?______________________
74.
Describe the relationship of winds and wet and moist
climates.______________________________________
75.
Which latitudes have high and low
pressure?____________________________________________
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76.
Which planet has an orbit most like a
circle?____________________________________________________
77.
What planet has the longest period of
revolution?________________________________________________
78.What is the most dense
planet?______________________________________________________________
79.
What type of star is the
sun?_______________________________________________________________
80.
How are stars
classified?_____________________________________________________________________
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81.
What mineral is dark and cleves into sheets?
___________________________________________________
82.
What metallic mineral has a red
streak?______________________________________________________
83.
List 2 outstanding properties of olivine.___________________________
___________________________
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