Earth Science Regents 03

The Tropic of Cancer is located on which line of latitude?

What is the observer's latitude?

The best evidence that Earth rotates on its axis is the changing

Which celestial object is shown in the photograph near the center of the star trails?

Which statement best explains why the position of the jet stream varies with the seasons?

The gases in Earth’s early atmosphere are inferred to have come primarily from

The half-life of Uranium can be affected by

What controls the direction of movement of most surface ocean currents?

Between sunrise and solar noon the length of a shadow

Which graph shows the relationship between soil particle size and the capillarity of the soil?

New York State’s landscape regions are identified primarily on the basis of elevation and

Which soil characteristic allows greater amounts of water retention?

On Dec. 21, approximately how many hours of daylight would there be above the Arctic Circle?

 Which characteristic would remain constant when a limestone cobble experiences abrasion?

As moisture in the atmosphere increases, air pressure

Seasonal changes on Earth are primarily caused by the

Which process requires water to gain heat energy from the environment?

Which location was probably experiencing the highest wind speed?

Most insolation striking a smooth, light-colored, solid surface is

 The curving of the planetary winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere is evidence of

Which graph best represents the relationship between latitude and average surface temperature?

The weather around the high pressure area shown on the map near the Great Lakes is likely to be

What caused the interior of Earth to separate into layers?

What latitude always has about 12 hours of daylight?

Which combination of climate factors will increase chemical weathering rates?

Deposition within a meandering stream usually occurs on the inside of the curves because the

Which feature will most likely form when a partially buried ice block melts?

Which arrow represents the process of runoff?

Which processes of the water cycle return water vapor directly to the atmosphere?

At which position does Sagittarius appear highest in the sky at midnight from Earth’s Equator?