Earth Science Regents Review

City X has hot summers and cold winters.  City Y is moderate all year.  Why?

When land is flat and soil particles are large, rainwater is likely to

The gravitational attraction between 2 objects will be greatest when the objects are

"Earth is stationary and the celestial bodies revolve around us." This person is describing the

The process by which water vapor enters the atmosphere from green plants is

A Lunar Eclipse can occur during which moon phase?

What is the cause of tectonic plate movement?

Plateaus are different from mountains because they

At a subduction zone, the oceanic crust is forced below continental crust because it is

Limestone caves and other chemical weathering happens most when the climate is

Why do clouds form along both warm and cold fronts?

When isobars are close together on a weather map, it indicates

Which soil will allow the most capillary action to take place?

The red shift of light observed in most distant galaxies provides evidence for

On what date will the noon sun be directly overhead at the equator?

The temperature outside is 78 degrees and the dew point is 76, what's the relative humidity?

Sinking air on the Leeward side of a mountain range leads to

Which of the following is a Jovian planet?

What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

Due to prevailing wind belts, storm systems in the U.S. move towards the 

How do contour lines indicate the direction a stream flows?

Rainwater will flow as runoff when

The upward movement of groundwater through small soil particles is

Spring Tides occur during the full moon phase and the

The estimated age of this universe is

Which of the following would cause a stream to slow down?

Kettle Lakes, Morainss and Outwash Plains are features left behind by

Where is Polaris located relative to Earth?

The process by which stars release energy (and by which a supernova created your atoms) is

Uplift of rock layers, weathering, erosion, and then deposition of a younger layer lead to

Which radioactive isotope should be used to date the human skeleton you found?

Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and Methane are considered greenhouse gases because they

Rising air will likely result in

Microwave radiation observed in all directions of space is evidence that the universe has been

If the land is flat and permeable, precipitation will likely

When a stream enters a body of water, what depositional feature forms?

If high tide is occurring now at 1:30pm, when will the next high tide occur at this location?

What is the climate like on the Windward side of a coastal mountain range?

When heavy rain falls on frozen ground, water will

Stars in the northern sky appear to revolve around Polaris each day/night because Earth

El Nino events cause the climate of the Americas to be

The wind pattern around a low pressure center is

A station model reports a barometric pressure of 846.  What is it actually?

The bending or deflection of electromagnetic energy is called

What is the primary cause of wind?

Index fossils are useful for correlation because they live over a large area, 

When the air temperature and dew point temperature are identical, the weather will be

What type of surface will reflect the most sunlight?

The process by which water vapor enters the atmosphere from green plants.

What latitude receives perpendicular insolation on December 21?

Transported boulders and finger lakes are likely the results of

View different constellations from month to month provides evidence that Earth

Which erosion system deposits sorted sediments?

What is the source region for maritime tropical air masses that affect NY's weather?

A Foucalt Pendulum appears to change its direction of swing, because Earth

The deflection of global winds and ocean currents is called the

What is the duration of insolation in the arctic circle on June 21?

On the outside of a stream curve, the water flows

Which of the following locations contains the youngest rock?

Rising air