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Things to Help you Pass the Earth Science Regents Exam
Things to Help you Pass the Earth Science Regents Exam
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A list of things you MUST remember in order to pass the Earth Science Regents exam
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1
What type of front is this?
Warm
Occluded
Cold
2
As temperature increases, density...
decreases
increases
stays the same
3
Which way do winds blow?
None of the above
Low to High pressure
High to Low pressure
All of the above
4
Ocean crust is thin and basaltic.
True
False
5
The same substance always has the same...
density
hardness
mass
volume
6
Which way does weather move?
North to South
South to North
West to East
East to West
7
What is the difference between P-waves and S-waves?
P-waves= liquids S-waves= solids
P-waves= solids and liquids S-waves= solids
P-waves= solids and liquids S-waves= liquids
P-waves= solids S-waves= solids and liquids
8
Most changes are... (moon phases, seasons, and tides)
Never the same
Similar
Cyclic
9
What does
Dynamic Equilibrium
mean?
Density
Weight
Balance
Amount of energy
10
As pressure increases, density...
increases
stays the same
decreases
11
When are the solstices?
June 23 and September 23
June 23 and March 21
None of the above
December 21 and June 21
12
As air temperature increases, air pressure...
Decreases
Stays the same
Increases
13
What type of front is this?
Occluded
Cold
Warm
14
Silicon + oxygen =
cube
None of the above
tetrahedron
hexagon
15
How many seismometer stations do you need in order to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?
At least 4
At least 2
At least 1
At least 3
16
What is the true shape of the earth?
Ellipse
Cube
Circle
Oblate sphere
17
As moisture (humidity) increases, air pressure...
Decreases
Remains the same
Increases
18
When does water expand?
When it rains
When it boils
When it freezes
When it melts
19
What happens to a rock's surface area when it is broken into smaller pieces?
The surface area increases
The surface area decreases
The surface area stays the same
20
When it's a liquid, at which temperature is water most dense?
0°C
0°K
4°C
100°C
21
When does capillarity increase?
When particle size decreases
When particle size increases
22
What does the altitude of
Polaris
equal?
The temperature
Your longitude
Time of day
Your latitude
23
The closer the isobars are the lower the slope or gradient.
False
True
24
Continental crust is thick and made of granite.
False
True
25
What two things prove the rotation of the earth?
Foucault Pendulum and the Coriolis Effect
The rising and setting of the sun and El NiÑo
Barometer and Thermometer
Foucault Pendulum and Plate tectonics
26
How do clouds form?
When air sinks and condenses
When air rises and expands
When air rises and condenses
When air sinks and expands
27
What way does air move around high pressure?
Counterclockwise and Inward
Counterclockwise and Outward
Clockwise and Outward
Clockwise and Inward
28
When are the equinoxes?
March 23 and September 21
December 21 and June 21
March 21 and December 21
March 21 and September 23
29
As particle size increases, permeability...
Stays the same
Increases
Decreases
30
What type of front is this?
Warm
Cold
Occluded
31
What way does the earth rotate?
South to North
West to East
East to West
North to South
32
Porosity depends on particle size.
True
They aren't related
False
