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An earth science regents review quiz to get good at science. #WallardMadeMeDoThis #RegentsReview
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1
What is the name of the process that turns water vapor into liquid?
Infiltration
Precipitation
Weathering
Freezing
2
Which two stars are in the same stage as ours?
40 Eridani B & Procyon B
Deneb & Rigel
Pollux & Polaris
Sirius & Alpha Centauri
3
Which location is responsible for weather systems with cool, dry air?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
4
Which mineral describes D?
Calcite
Talc
Potassium feldspar
Olivine
5
What kind of weather is Binghamton experiencing?
Fog
Thunderstorms
Tornado
Snow
6
This process of the water cycle transforms water to vapor.
Transpiration
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
7
Which of these minerals bubbles with acid?
Quartz
Halite
Calcite
Talc
8
This mineral has…
Cleavage
Fracture
9
What is the current cloud cover?
50%
75%
25%
100%
10
In what period did the earliest mammals appear?
Triassic
Neogene
Quaternary
Paleogene
11
The _____ the lava cools, the _____ the crystals.
Less; Less
More; Less
More; More
Less; More
12
Which of the rock is composed mainly of Olivine and Pyroxene?
Diorite
Dunite
Peridotite
Obsidian
13
Which has a higher specific heat?
Water
Land
14
The following image shows that (Relative to Earth):
Humans have existed for a short period of time
Humans have significantly impacted the Earth
Humans have a existed for a long period of time
Human life doesn't exist
15
On what direction is Colden Creek running?
North
South
16
What is the air pressure in mb in this station model?
998.6
1098.6
986.0
98.6
17
What is a result of diverging plates?
fault lines
mountain ranges
explosion
erosion
18
Which point is near the steepest slope?
Z
X
Y
19
What is the angle of insolation at date C?
24.5 degrees
71.5 degrees
48 degrees
20
Which species has been on earth for the longest?
Gastropods
vascular plants
graptolites
ammonoids
21
This process of the water cycle forms clouds.
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
Evaporation
22
The structure of the earth’s crust is best described as...
Rigid
Stiff
Liquid
Plastic
23
What is the highest elevation shown in this diagram?
560 ft
570 ft
533 ft
550 ft
24
What would a star with a bright luminosity and a cool temperature be classified as?
all of the above
Supergiants
Jovian
white dwarfs
25
What is the angle of insolation on March 21st?
42 degrees
24 degrees
48 degrees
72 degrees
26
An earthquake took 3 minutes to arrive at a station. how far is the station from the epicenter?
2800 km
4000 km
2600 km
2000 km
27
The term closest to vesicular texture is
Gas
all of the above
holes
gas pockets
28
In what part of NY can fossils of this organism be found?
Allegheny Plateau/ The Catskills
Erie Ontario-Lowlands
Adirondack Mountains
Newark Lowlands
29
Slow creeping motion of the earth’s solid silicate mantle....
Earthquake
Convection
Conduction
P-Waves
30
What date is represented at angle A?
December 21st
March 21st
June 21st
September 24th
31
What plate boundary is demonstrated here?
Transform
Diverging
Converging
32
Which of these events occurred last?
B
A
C
33
During what period did Earth’s first coral reefs appear?
Devonian
Ordovician
Silurian
Cambrian
34
High pressure systems rotate _____ and ______ while low pressure systems rotate _____ and _____
Inward, Counterclockwise ; Outward, Clockwise
Outward, Clockwise; Inward, Counterclockwise
Inward, Clockwise; Outward, Counterclockwise
Outward, Counterclockwise ; Inward, Clockwise
35
Which star has a surface temperature of 3000 and a luminosity of about 300,000?
Pollux
Betelgeuse
40 Eridani B,
Deneb
36
What is a result of the boundary shown?
Trenches
Hot Spots
Faults
Volcanic Mountains
37
What time period did this organism come from?
Jurassic
Devonian
Cambrian
Carboniferous
38
Which planet's orbit is more eccentric when comparing the jovian planets?
Mercury
earth's
Jupiter
venus'
39
What front is represented by this symbol?
Stationary
Warm
Occluded
Cold
40
Which of these rocks was formed in a cool environment?
Granite
Gabbro
Ryolite
Diabase
