Earth and Environmental Unit 1 Exam 1) The Coriolis Effect causes most prevailing winds to travel in: a. A straight Path b. A backwards Path c. A downwards Path d. A curved Path 2) Why is the weather in North Carolina consistently cooler in January than it is in July? a. Earth is closer to the sun in July b. Cloudy weather is more common in January c. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun in January d. Sunlight is reflected away from Earth by ice and snow in January 3) What causes Earth’s cycle of ocean tides? a. Pull of Moon b. Pull of the Earth c. Pull of the Sun d. Pull of both the Sun and Moon 4) How does the sun produce energy? a. Fusion of hydrogen to helium b. Radioactive decay of uranium c. Decompostion of carbon d. Conversion of oxygen 5) When the Earth is closer to the Sun, it is experiencing ________ and therefore a _____________ velocity. A. perihelion, slower B. perihelion, faster C. aphelion, slow D. aphelion, faster 6) Summer days in North Carolina are likely to be hotter than winter days because in summer a. Earth is closer to the Sun b. The number of sunspots increases c. Earth’s northern axis is tilted toward the Sun d. The Sun gives off more energy 7) One Earth’s Rotation is equal to a. 12 hours b. 24 hours c. 48 hours d. 36 hours 8) What term describes how the tilt of the Earth never changes, but the axis can change. a. Rotation b. Revolution c. Precession d. Nutation 9) Kepler’s first law states that a. Planets move on a circular path b. Planets sweep out equal areas at equal times c. The orbital paths of planets are elliptical d. Planets have high velocity all the time 10) Kepler’s second law states that a. Planets do not have velocity b. Planets move on an elliptical path c. Planets sweep out equal areas at equal time in an ellipse d. Planets are perihelion 11) Due to the size of the sun and all the planets, the actual center of mass is slightly to the right of the Sun. This is known as a. Barycenter b. Precession c. Nutation d. Tilt 12)