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#Earth Science preparation for the ny state earth science regent exam.
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1
The universe is expanding is best supported by the observation wavelengths shifting to the
red end of the spectrum because they are lengthened
blue end of the spectrum because they are shortened
blue end of the spectrum because they are lengthened
red end of the spectrum because they are shortened
2
Did You enjoy this?
Where is my reward?
No response
Yes
No
3
Earth revolves around the Sun at the rate of approximately
15° per hour
23.5° per hour
1° per day
23.5° per day
4
Which particles will be transported by a stream moving at a velocity of 5 cm/s?
clay, only
silt and clay, only
sand, silt, and clay, only
pebbles, sand, silt, and clay, only
5
What Kind of Boundary is between the Pacific and Nazca Plate?
Divergent Boundary
Complex Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
6
Planetary winds in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to the right due to the
tilt of Earth’s axis
Doppler effect
polar front jet stream
Coriolis effect
7
Most of the liquid fresh water on Earth is stored underground in _____.
lakes
aquifers
estuaries and marshes
dams
8
Which process produces the largest amount of energy given off by stars?
nuclear fusion of lighter elements into heavier elements
nuclear fusion of heavier elements into lighter elements
radioactive decay of lighter elements into heavier elements
radioactive decay of heavier elements into lighter elements
9
Which star is hotter, but less luminous, than Polaris?
Deneb
Pollux
Sirius
Aldebaran
10
Rotation of the Earth is what causes...
Day and Night
The Seasons
Full Moon
Tides
11
What is the approximate percentage of geologic time that humans have existed on Earth?
11.8%
less than 1%
more than 25%
1.8%
12
What is the texture of inorganic land-derived sedimentary rocks?
crystalline
bioclastic
vesicular
clastic
13
Which landscape feature is formed directly by glacial deposition?
drumlin
delta
barrier island
escarpment
14
Which physical property can be observed in this photograph?
cleavage
Fracture
magnetism
Streak
15
Which two mantle hot spots are located at midocean ridges?
Galapagos and Tasman
St. Helena and Hawaii
Iceland and Yellowstone
Easter Island and Bouvet
16
Smaller pieces of rock or detritus would combine to form a(n) _____.
Contact metamorphic rock
Igneous rock
Clastic sedimentary rock
Regional metamorphic rock
17
Which rock will weather at the fastest rate when exposed to acid rain?
gneiss
limestone
quartzite
granite
18
What is the name of the Earth's outermost layer, which is 60-miles-thick?
Lithosphere
Troposphere
Asthenosphere
Hydrosphere
19
Cosmic background radiation detected from all directions in space provides evidence for the...
Doppler effect
geocentric theory
greenhouse effect
Big Bang theory
20
Which event in the above picture happened FIRST?
Deposition of B
Fault Line M
Nonconformity S
Fault Line L
21
Most scientists think a major factor in the increased rate of melting of Earth’s glaciers is
a decrease in Earth’s atmospheric transparency
an increase in carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere
a decrease in the output of energy from the Sun
an increase in Earth’s orbital distance from the Sun
22
What is the dewpoint when the dry bulb temperature is 20°C and the relative humidity is 17%?
11°C
–5°C
15°C
–2°C
23
At which two locations would the stream most likely be the deepest using the above picture?
C and D
A and B
B and C
D and A
24
Which of the following resources is a fossil fuel?
Coal
Wood
All the answers are correct.
Uranium
25
At each position in Earth’s orbit, the North Pole is pointing toward
Pollux
Polaris
the Sun
the Moon
26
Scientists infer that the Big Bang occurred approximately
7 billion years ago
9 billion years ago
4.6 billion years ago
13.8 billion years ago
27
The Earth Spins on an angled tilt called a...
Bounce
Revelation
Invert
Axis
28
Which particle in an atom has no charge?
Neutron
Proton
Nucleus
Electron
29
What are energy resources that are not easily replenished by the environment known as?
Chemical
Renewable
Non-renewable
Eolic
30
At which New York State location can intensely metamorphosed surface bedrock be found?
Utica
Rochester
Slide Mountain
Old Forge
