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Concept Quiz 2

This quiz covers key concepts 3 and 4 from Chapter 2. Answer the questions by darkening in the circle next to the correct answer. When completed with the quiz, click on "submit answers for grading" at the bottom of the page.

This activity contains 12 questions.

Question 1.
Which is NOT one of the four (4) days each year given special significance based on the annual migration of the direct rays of the Sun and its importance to the yearly cycle of weather?
 
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Question 2.
On which date are the vertical rays of the Sun striking 23.5 degrees North Latitude (Tropic of Cancer)?
 
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Question 3.
The length of daylight gets progressively longer going south from the equator on:
 
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Question 4.
Label the diagram using the pull-down menus corresponding to the correct responses for A-D.
The letters A through D appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 4 items numbered 4.1 through 4.4. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through D. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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Question 5.
The equator receives vertical rays from the Sun year 'round.

   
 
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Question 6.
The "vernal" equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is _________________.
 
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Question 7.
In Australia, the summer solstice occurs a few days before Christmas.

   
 
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Question 8.
_______________ is the transfer of energy into or out of an object because of temperature differences between that object and its surroundings.
 
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Question 9.
New York City has its greatest length of daylight on _____________.
 
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Question 10.
Which is NOT a category of energy?
 
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Question 11.
Potential energy can be thought of as energy of motion.
   
 
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Question 12.
Identify by name the indicated parallel of latitude by selecting the correct response.
The letters A through E appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 5 items numbered 12.1 through 12.5. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through E. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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