NJIT Physics 203 Final Practice Questions and Answers

NJIT Physics 203 Final Practice Questions and
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According to climate C. 90ºN
models, which latitude has
the most warming?
A. 90ºS
B. Equator
C. 90ºN

Annual plant growth A. True
cycles can be observed in
global CO2 data.
A. True
B. False

At which type of margin B. Passive margin
would the waves begin to
break farthest from the
beach? (Think about which
becomes shallower
further from shore)
A. Active margin
B. Passive margin

, The Earth can take care of B. False
the CO2 problem by itself
on human timescales.
A. True
B. False

Glaciers are made of B. Slow down
compacted snow. What is
most likely to happen to
the global ocean
conveyor belt if additional
freshwater by melting
glaciers, is added to the
North Atlantic Ocean?
A. Speed up
B. Slow down
C. Undergo no change

The half-life of a C. 1,500 million years
radioactive isotope is 500
million years. Scientists
testing a rock sample
discovered that the
sample contains three
times as many daughters
isotope as parent
isotopes. What is the age
of the rock?
A. 500 million years
B. 1,000 million years
C. 1,500 million years
D. 2,500 million years

How are clouds classified? B. Altitude and shape
A. Size and shape
B. Altitude and shape
C. Altitude and size