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1 For each statement or question, write on your separate answer sheet the number of the word or expression that, of those given, best completes the statement or answers the question. Some questions may require the use of the Earth Science Reference Tables. 1. A group of students observed and measured various characteristics of a stream for one day. Which statement about the stream is most likely an inference? A) The stream water is dark brown. B) The water level of the stream will rise after the next rainfall. C) The velocity of the stream is greatest near the outside of a meander. D) The stream's depth is different at various distances from the streambank. Base your answers to questions 2 and 3 on the diagram of the water cycle below. Letter A represents a process in the water cycle. Points X and Y represent locations on Earth's surface. 6. The flowchart below shows part of Earth's water cycle. The question marks indicate a part of the flowchart that has been deliberately left blank. Which process should be shown in place of the question marks to best complete the flowchart? A) condensation B) deposition C) evaporation D) infiltration 7. The graph below shows the change in carbon dioxide concentration in parts per million (ppm) in Earth's atmosphere from 1960 to The process represented by A is A) precipitation B) transpiration C) condensation D) saturation 3. Which process in the water cycle is directly responsible for cloud formation? A) condensation B) infiltration C) precipitation D) evaporation 4. Which New York State city is located at 42 39' N 73 45' W? A) Buffalo B) Albany C) Ithaca D) Plattsburgh 5. What is the approximate percent of oxygen by volume present in Earth s lower atmosphere? A) 21% B) 33% C) 46% D) 94% The most likely cause of the overall change in the level of carbon dioxide from 1960 to 1990 is an increase in the A) number of violent storms B) number of volcanic eruptions C) use of nuclear power D) use of fossil fuels 8. Cities located on the same meridian (longitude) must have the same A) altitude B) latitude C) length of daylight D) solar time
2 9. The map below shows four major time zones of the United States. The dashed lines represent meridians of longitude. The locations of New York City and Denver are shown. What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver? A) 10 a.m. B) 2 p.m. C) 3 p.m. D) noon 10.The diagram below shows an observer measuring the altitude of Polaris. 12.The lines on which set of views best represent Earth s latitude system? A) B) C) D) What is the latitude of the observer? A) 20 N B) 20 S C) 70 N D) 70 S 11. At which New York State location would an observer measure the highest altitude of Polaris? A) New York City B) Slide Mountain C) Niagara Falls D) Plattsburgh 13. Earth's hydrosphere is best described as the A) solid outer layer of Earth B) liquid outer layer of Earth C) magma layer located below Earth's stiffer mantle D) gaseous layer extending several hundred kilometers from Earth into space
3 14. The topographic map below shows a hill. Points X and Y represent locations on the hill's surface. Elevations are shown in meters. 16. A contour map is shown below. Elevations are shown in feet. What is the gradient between points X and Y? A) 40 m/km B) 80 m/km C) 100 m/km D) 120 m/km 15. The topographic map below shows part of a stream. What is the contour interval of this map? A) 10 ft B) 15 ft C) 20 ft D) 25 ft 17. The diagram below shows latitude measurements every 10 degrees and longitude measurements every 15 degrees. In which general direction is the stream flowing? A) northeast B) northwest C) southeast D) southwest What is the latitude and longitude of point X? A) 40 S 45 E B) 50 N 45 W C) 60 S 30 W D) 75 N 30 E
4 Base your answers to questions 18 and 19 on the topographic map below. Points A through I are locations on the map. Elevations are shown in meters. 18. Which locations have the same elevation? A) A and C B) B and E C) C and I D) F and G 19. In which section of the map is the highest elevation located? A) northeast B) northwest C) southeast D) southwest
5 Unit 1 Test Base your answers to questions 20 through 22 on the topographic map below and on your knowledge of Earth Science. Points A, B, C, and D represent locations on the surface of Earth. Elevations are measured in feet. 20. Which cross section represents an accurate profile of the landscape between points C and D? A) B) C) D) 21. In which general direction does Red Creek flow? A) northeast B) southeast C) southwest D) northwest 22. What is a possible elevation for the surface of Darry Lin Lake? A) 228 feet B) 242 feet C) 255 feet D) 268 feet
6 Base your answers to questions 23 through 25 on the two topographic maps below. A grid system of numbers and letters appears along the edge of each map to help locate features. Both maps show elevations in fee above sea level.
7 18. Which cross section best represents the topographic profile along the straight line from point Y to point Z on map B? A) B) C) D) 24. Which direction is the stream mainly flowing within grid area H-l on map B? A) northward B) southward C) eastward D) westward 25. Which statement correctly describes one difference between these maps? A) Map A has a greater relief (elevation change between high and low locations) than map B. B) Map A represents a much larger surface area than map B. C) Map A shows more contour lines than map B. D) Map A generally shows gentler slopes than map B.
8 Base your answers to questions 26 through 28 on the topographic map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. Some contour lines have been drawn. Line AB is a reference line on the map. 26. On the map, draw the 60-meter and 70-meter contour lines. The contour lines should extend to the edges of the map. 27. Calculate the gradient along the reference line from A to B, in meters per kilometer. 28. State a likely surface elevation of Pebble Lake.
9 Base your answers to questions 29 and 30 on the topographic map and on your knowledge of Earth science. Dashed lines separate the map into sections I, II, III, and IV. Letters A through E represent locations on Earth's surface. The points in section I represent elevations in feet.
10 29. On the grid construct a topographic profile along line CD by plotting the elevation of each contour line that crosses line CD. Connect all the plots with a line to complete the profile. 30. Describe how the topography within section II is different from the topography within section IV.
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