Earth Science Regents Review

What is the origin and rate of formation of this rock?

Which rock sequence is correct?

How far will an S-wave travel in 10 minutes and 40 seconds?

A piece of wood contains 25% of its original carbon-14. The age of the wood is approximately?

A high pressure, dry-climate belt is located at which Earth latitude?

Which process transfers energy primarily by electromagnetic waves?

The metamorphic rock at location A is most likely?

Which phase change requires water to gain 2260 joules per gram?

Which type of rock does this sample represent?

A spring tide can be described as 

Which sedimentary rocks are clastic and consist of particles < 0.005 cm?

Which planet would float if it could be placed in water?

What is the relative humidity when the air temp is 29^oC and wet-bulb temp is 23^oC?

As the velocity of a stream decreases, the amount of sediment transported

Which object is located at one foci of the elliptical orbit of Mars?

An air temperature of 95^oC most often exists in which layer of the atmosphere?

The air pressure at the ocean surface a few miles from the shore is most likely

The solidifcation of magma produces

Which substance would heat up the fastest?

Which group of organisms is inferred to have existed for the least amount of time in history? 

Which rock was organically formed and can contain fossilized plant impressions?

Which direction is the Green River flowing?

During which geologic time period were Stylonurus alive and abundant?

Which characteristics best distinguish one landscape region from another?

Which igneous rock has a vesicular texture and contains potassium feldspar and quartz?

Compared to oceanic crust, continental crust is generally

Which evidence causes scientists to believe that sea-floor spreading occurs?

At which two moon phases can a neap tide occur?

Slate is formed by the

The curved paths of planetary winds are a result of

During which Era did the initial pening of present-day Atlantic Ocean occur?

Which characteristic provides the best evidence that obsidian formed in a extrusive environment

What are the two most abundant elements found in Earth's crust?

Which type of radiation has the shortest wavelength?

In nuclear fusion what occurs?

The crystals of metamorphic rocks are aligned in bands as a result of

Rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic based on

Landscapes will undergo the most physical weathering if the climate is

How do the rates of warming and cooling of land compare to warming and cooling of oceans?

How far is a city from a epicenter where the difference in P&S arrival times is 10 min & 30 sec

Surface ocean currents curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere because 

Which type of front and frontal movement is shown on the weather map?

Beneath which surface location is Earth's crust the thinnest?

The actual orbits of the planets are

What type of eclipse is shown in the picture below

Which three minerals are commonly found in granite?

Only P-waves reach the side of Earth that is opposite the focus because P-waves

In which Earth layer are convection currents that cause sea-floor spreading located? 

Which feature forms at a plate boundary where oceanic crust converges with continental crust? 

Earth's outer core is best inferred to be

As you move upwards in the troposphere, what happens to temperature?

Which of the following eccentricity values would produce the most eccentric orbit?

What two rocks are composed of quartz, feldspar, and clay minerals?

Close spacing of isobars on a weather map is a good indicator of

The gravitational attraction between the star and the planet will be greatest at position

What type of plate boundary is being represented by the image below

What is the largest particle that can be transported by a stream moving 200 cm/sec

Which weather change usually occurs when difference of dewpoint and air temp decreases?

What is the density of the continental crust?

Uplift, weathering, and erosion leads to the formation of

At which NYS location will an observer measure the altitude of Polaris at 42^oN?

Which star color indicates the hottest star surface temperature?

Which mountain range resuled in the collision between North America and Africa in the Permian?

What moon phase is shown at position 6?

In which New York State landscape region is Niagara Falls located?

A station model barometric pressure reading of 996 would convert to 

At which depth below Earth's surface is the density most likely 10.5 g/cm^3?

The same side of the Moon always faces Earth because the 

A pressure of 1036.0 mb when converted to inches would equal

In which layer of Earth interior is pressure inferred to be 1.0 million atm?

Which factor most likely caused the sediment to be sorted in the pattern shown?

Sea-floor spreading is occurring at the boundary between the

How do the metamorphic rocks schist and quartzite differ?

What is the age of the most abundant bedrock in the Finger Lakes region of NYS?

Which statement about metamorphic rocks is NOT supported by the rock cycle?

Which number best represents the first appearance of humans on Earth?

Compared to dull and rough surfaces, shiny and smooth surfaces cause sunlight to

What is the dewpoint when the dry bulb temp is 14^oC and the wet bulb temp is 8^oC?

Which type of air mass would most likely have low humidity and high air temperature?

Which terms, when substituted for X, Y, and Z, best complete the table?

Which ocean current flows northeast along the Eastern coast of North America?

Which size particle will remain suspended longest as a river enters the ocean?

Most rock gypsum is formed by the