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Regents Earth Science Review
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1
Which landscape region will most likely have fossils?
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Adirondack Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Hudson Highlands
2
Which mineral is mined for its iron content?
talc
fluorite
hematite
galena
3
1034.5 mb is shown on a station model as...
345 mb
34.5mb
0345
345
4
The ozone layer protects life by absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation and is in what layer?
mesosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
5
Name the rock that is made of compacted plant remains and has changed under heat and pressure.
Bituminous Coal
Anthracite Coal
Limestone
Hornfels
6
What feature occurs at seafloor spreading zones?
Trench
Ridge
Deep Earthquakes
Hot Spot
7
What rock is intrusive, medium in color, and has a coarse texture?
Granite
Diorite
Vesicular Andesite
Andesite
8
What is the half-life of Uranium-238?
45,000,000,000
4.5 x 10^8
4,500 years
4,500,000,000
9
Compared to a lightcolored rock w/ a smooth surface, a darkcolored rock w/ a rough surface will
both absorb and reflect more insolation
absorb more and reflect less insolation
both absorb and reflect less insolation
absorb less and reflect more insolation
10
Mafic rocks do not contain which two minerals?
Pyroxene and Olivine
Biotite and Pyroxene
Quartz and Potassium Feldspar
Quartz and Plagioclase Feldspar
11
Earth, the Sun, and billions of stars are contained within
a giant cloud of gas
the Milky Way galaxy
a single constellation
the solar system
12
Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets are
farther from the Sun and more rocky
closer to the Sun and less rocky
larger and less dense
smaller and more dense
13
Which of the following planets has the MOST ELLIPTICAL orbit?
Mercury
Earth
Uranus
Jupiter
14
Which two elements make up the greatest percentages by mass in Earth's crust?
oxygen and silicon
oxygen and potassium
aluminum and silicon
aluminum and potassium
15
Which material takes the least amount of time to heat up?
Dry air
Liquid Water
Basalt
Iron
16
What ocean current brings warm water by the southeastern coast of South America?
North Equatorial
Brazil
Peru
Falkland
17
At what latitude will you most likely experience high levels of moisture but low temperatures?
30
0
90
60
18
Convert 992.0 millibars into inches.
29.20
29.3
29.28
29.29
19
Flash flooding is most likely to occur when heavy rain falls on
deforested landscapes with clay soils
forested landscapes with clay soils
forested landscapes with sandy soils
deforested landscapes with sandy soils
20
What is the approximate Pwave travel time from an EQ if the Pwave arrives 8 min before the S?
11 min 20 sec
6 min 30 sec
4 min 20 sec
10 min 0 sec
21
Which phase change requires the release of the least amount of energy?
vaporization
melting
freezing
condensation
22
Which rock is composed of the mineral halite that formed when seawater evaporated?
rock gypsum
dolostone
rock salt
limestone
23
Which element is most abundant in the troposphere?
Silicon
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
24
Most of the hurricanes that affect the east coast of the United States originally form over the
cool land of the southeastern US in spring
warm land of the southeastern US in summer
warm waters of the Atlantic in the summer
cool water of the Atlantic Ocean in spring
25
Which process is responsible for energy loss from Earth's surface into space at night?
convection
radiation
conduction
condensation
26
Which group was alive and survived the first mass extinction?
Graptolites
Trilobites
Dinosaurs
Ammonoids
