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Earth Science Regents Exam, August 2011 - Questions 1 - 25
Earth Science Regents Exam, August 2011 - Questions 1 - 25
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August 2011 Earth Science Regents Exam New York State
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The presence of coal in Antarctica indicates that
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The most likely cause of this air temperaturedifference is that New York City is located
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What is the approx. distance between theSun and Wild 2 when this comet is closest to theSun?
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Which mineral precipitates from oceans andforms rock salt?
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Organisms that later became good index fossilslived over a
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The motion of a Foucault pendulum providesevidence that Earth
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Which form of electromagnetic energy has thelongest wavelength?
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In the Northern Hemisphere, planetary windsdeflect to the
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Which motion is responsible for the regular seasonal changes of constellations inthe night sky
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Which air mass is associated with low relativehumidity and high air temperature?
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Which radioactive element is used to determinethe age of late Pleistocene animalremains?
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Compared to Jovian planets, terrestrial planetshave
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Which arrow indicates the process of transpiration?
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No S-waves arrive directly at seismic station Abecause
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What evidence suggests that mass extinction of dinosaurs occurred at the end of theCretaceous?
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What are the dewpoint and wind direction shownon the station model below?
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Most of the air in equatorial low-pressure belt is
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Which atmospheric temperature zone is locatedbetween 8 and 32 miles above Earth’s surface?
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Which graph best represents the textures ofgranite, pegmatite, and rhyolite?
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The Sun revolves around the center of
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Which igneous rock has a vesicular texture and afelsic composition?
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Which natural event temporarily slows orreverses surface ocean currents in the equatorialregion
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What is the dewpoint of the air?
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Which river flows for severalmiles over surface bedrock that is more than542 million years old?
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Which sediment is most easily picked up andtransported by the wind?
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