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Hint
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Answer
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Period of Rotation at the Equator of the sun? (in days)
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27
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Eccentricity of Mercury's Orbit?
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0.206
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Eccentricity of Venus's Orbit?
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0.007
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Axial tilt of the Sun?
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7.25
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Eccentricity of Earth's Orbit?
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0.017
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Revolution Period of Mercury? (in days)
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88
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Eccentricity of Neptune's orbit?
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0.009
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Axial tilt of Uranus?
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97.77
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Axial tilt of Jupiter?
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3.13
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Eccentricity of Saturn?
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0.054
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Element that primarily makes up the Earth's core?
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Iron
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Color of Sirius B?
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White
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Color of Beta Centauri?
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White
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Color of our Sun?
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Yellow
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Color of Betelgeuse?
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Red
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Earliest stage of a star?
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Protostar
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What era do the Oldest Rocks in New York State come from?
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Mesoproterozoic
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What era is the Jurassic Period a part of?
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Mesozoic
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Period that the earliest dinosaurs date back to?
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Triassic
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Era that humans date back to?
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Cenozoic
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The Cambrian Period is in what era?
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Paleozoic
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Period where the first horses and whales appeared?
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Paleogene
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Era where the oldest undisputed evidence for life exists?
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Paleoarchean
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In what period did the oldest sauropods start to exist?
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Jurassic
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Period where the earliest Amphibians started to exist?
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Devonian
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Longitude of NYC? (to the nearest degree)
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74
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Latitude of Niagra Falls? (to the nearest degree)
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43
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Longitude of Ronkonkoma? (to the nearest degree)
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73
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Longitude of Binghamton? (to the nearest degree)
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76
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Latitude of Binghamton? (to the nearest degree)
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42
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Latitude of Syracuse? (to the nearest degree)
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43
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Longitude of Mt. Marcy? (to the nearest degree)
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74
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Longitude of Buffalo? (to the nearest degree)
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79
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How many Kilometers thick is Earth's mantle?
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2900
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How deep is Earth's inner core?
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5150
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Property of a mineral causing it to break geometricly?
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Cleavage
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What Process forms igneous rocks from magma?
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Solidification
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What type of rock is formed from compacted sediments?
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Sedimentary
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What process starts the breakdown of rocks into sediments?
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Weathering
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What process changes rocks due to heat and pressure?
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Metamorphism
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What causes rocks to change form deep underground?
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Pressure
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What process turns limestone into marble?
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Recrystallization
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What natural event creates volcanic tuff?
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Eruption
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What is produced when rocks are broken down at the surface?
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Sediments
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What type of boundary is marked by two plates moving apart?
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Divergent
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What type of boundary involves plates colliding?
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Convergent
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Which tectonic plate lies mostly beneath the Pacific Ocean?
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Pacific
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Which plate includes most of Africa?
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African
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What is the name of the plate between the Pacific and the North American plates?
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JuanDeFuca
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What plate subducts underneath the South American plate?
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Nazca
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Which plate contains the Himalayas?
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Eurasian
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Chemical Symbol for Iron?
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Fe
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Chemical Symbol for Silver?
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Ag
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Chemical Symbol for Nickel?
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Ni
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Chemical Symbol for Zinc?
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Zn
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Diameter of Mars in Kilometers?
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6792
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Element being Converted into Helium by the Sun Right now?
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Hydrogen
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Light Color indicating something coming towards you?
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Blue
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Light Color indicating something going away from you?
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Red
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Highest Frequency light waves?
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Gamma
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Lowest Frequency light waves?
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Radio
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Softest Mineral?
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Talc
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Hardest Mineral?
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Diamond
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Mineral with a Hardness of 9?
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Corundum
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What mineral forms first when magma cools?
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Olivine
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What changes in the continuous series of Bowen's Reaction?
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Composition
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What is the last mineral to form from magma?
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Quartz
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What mineral is in both intermediate and felsic rocks?
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Feldspar
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Plagioclase changes from calcium to what?
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Sodium
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Unit which wind speed is calculated in?
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Knots
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Shape used to represent a cold front?
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Triangle
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Which element has a wavelength of 460?
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Silicon
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What do stars end as?
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Black holes
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Hardness of a glass plate?
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5.5
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Hardness of a copper penny?
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3.5
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Hardness of your fingernail?
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2.5
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Weather condition represented by a triangle on a weather map?
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Hail
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What does H stand for on a weather map?
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High
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What does a filled in circle mean for sky cover?
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Completely Overcast
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What symbol represents calm wind?
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Circle
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What does an empty circle mean for sky cover?
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No clouds
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What front is represented by alternating triangles and semicircles?
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Occluded
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What cell is closest to the poles?
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Polar
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Which cell is between 0 degrees and 30 degrees latitude?
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Hadley
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Which direction do polar easterlies blow from?
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East
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What pressure system is found at 30 degrees latitude?
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High
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Where is the troposphere highest in altitude?
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Equator
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What pressure is near the poles?
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High
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Cell between 30 and 60 degrees latitude?
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Ferrel
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Daughter decay product of Carbon-14?
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Nitrogen-14
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Half-life of Carbon-14? (in years)
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5730
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Parent isotope of Argon-40?
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Potassium-40
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What kind of current is the Gulf Stream?
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Warm
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What kind of current is the California Current?
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Cold
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Which ocean has the Kuroshio Current?
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Pacific
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What Direction does the Equatorial Countercurrent flow?
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East
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What current flows west of South America?
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Peru
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What current flows west of Canada?
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Alaska
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What ocean has the Agulhas Current?
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Indian
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What continent does the Norwegian Current go past?
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Europe
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