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Earth Science Final Review
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Review for the Earth Science Regents exam #earthscience #finalreview #highschool
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1
How old is a bone that has 12.5% of the original amount of radioactive carbon-14 remaining?
11,400 years
5,700 years
17,100 years
22,800 years
2
Which ocean current directly warms Western Europe?
North Atlantic Current
South Equatorial Current
Labrador Current
Canary Current
3
Which process releases 2260 joules of heat energy per gram of water into the environment?
evaporation
freezing
melting
condensation
4
If the local time at D is 5 p.m., what time is it at location X?
7 p.m.
3 p.m.
9 p.m.
1 p.m.
5
Which direction is the Pacific Plate moving?
northwest
southwest
northeast
southeast
6
Which mineral would most likely become rounded faster when tumbled along a stream bottom?
garnet
pyroxene
plagioclase feldspar
selenite gypsum
7
Which direction will energy travel in this closed system?
water→granite
water→air
granite→copper
copper→air
8
Which texture best describes an igneous rock that formed deep underground?
glassy
vesicular
fine grained
course grained
9
A difference between a breccia rock and conglomerate rock is that the particles in breccia are
more aligned
more angular
land derived
harder
10
How far away is this earthquake?
3,500km
3,000km
2,700km
2,200km
11
New York State’s highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is located at approximately
44°10 N 74°05 W
74°05 N 44°05 W
73°55 N 44°10 W
44°05 N 73°55 W
12
Energy transfer through the collision of molecules is known as
radiation
conduction
electromagnetic waves
convection
13
Which location will have the longest duration of insolation on this day?
E
B
C
A
14
Which weather variable generally decreases with cloud increase, high winds, and low visibility?
relative humidity
precipitation
air pressure
dewpoint
15
What color of visible light has the shortest wavelength?
Violet
Green
Red
Yellow
16
Which column will have the highest permeability?
D
A
C
B
17
Which moon position represents a waning gibbous?
4
8
5
6
18
The direction of swing of a Foucault pendulum appears to change due to Earth’s
rotation
revolution
elliptical orbit
spherical shape
19
If City A and City B are both on the same latitude, why are the average temperatures different?
City A is near a large body of water
City A has longer duration of insolation
City B is near a large body of water
City B is far away from water
20
Which side of Holland Hill is the steepest?
North
West
East
South
