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Earth Science Regent Review
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1
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere based on this diagram
Summer
Winter
Fall
Spring
2
If this frontal boundary is taking place in NYS, where, most likely, did Air Mass A originate?
The Caribbean
Canada
Mexico and Central America
The Arctic circle
3
This graph
False
True
4
Halite could scratch Quartz
False
True
5
This is the process by which Red Giant stage stars generate their energy
False
True
6
Based on the characteristics of stream sorted sediment deposits, X can be inferred as being:
Silt
Clay
Cobbles
Boulders
7
What kind of front does this diagram represent?
Cold front
Warm front
Stationary front
Occluded front
8
Is rock A older or younger than rock B
Older
Younger
9
What latitude is receiving the highest insolation
0 degrees (equator)
23 degrees north
30 degrees north
15 degrees north
10
Identify and name the best index fossil based on these outcrops
Lichenaria
Pleurodictyum
Eucalyptocrinus
Elliptocephala
11
What is the current air pressure based on this weather map
-25\
1021
902.1
1002.1
12
The wind speed is 48 knots
False
True
13
Which galaxy would be the most red-shifted (furthest)
Bootes
Leo
Ursa Major 1
Virgo
14
What kind of rock does this look like?
Bioclastic Sedimentary
Extrusive Igneous
Foliated Metamorphic
Clastic Sedimentary
15
Where could the observer be?
Hawaii
The North Pole
Brazil
Arizona
16
Properly name moon phase 3
First Quarter
Full moon
Half Moon
Third Quarter
17
How much higher is point B than point Y
550 feet
60 feet
17 feet
30 feet
18
If both the man and the tree are positioned on the equator on September 23rd at 8:00 AM, which way is the man facing?
South
North
West
East
19
What geologic period is missing due to the unconformity at location 3?
Devonian
Ordovician
Cambrian
Silurian
20
Which geologic feature is created by a transform plate boundary
The East Pacific Ridge
The East African Rift
The San Andreas Fault
The Iceland Hot Spot
21
What is the highest possible elevation anywhere on this map
300
400
399
499
22
What rock could be created by contact metamorphism of rock D
Slate
Quartzite
Gneiss
Anthracite Coal
23
Which star from the Characteristics of Stars graph is best represented by C
A
D
C
B
24
This rock was most likely formed by:
Magma cooling pretty slowly inside of Earth's crust.
Layers of sediments being pressed together at high pressure and temperature
Intrusive igneous rock being broken and then cemented/ compacted together
Lava coming out of a volcano and cooling rapidly.
25
What is the wind speed and direction based on this weather map
25 knots coming from the northeast
25 knots going northwest
25 knots coming from the northwest
30 knots coming from the northwest
26
What is the maximum altitude of the peak of Patty Hill
160
179
180
169
27
What is the highest possible altitude for point X
1699
1599
1600
1700
28
This is the apparent path of the sun for an observer in NYS on an equinox.
True
False
29
This map shows the temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit in the eastern U.S. What is the interval between each line?
20 degrees fahrenheit
10 degrees fahrenheit
15 degrees fahrenheit
5 degrees fahrenheit
30
How much higher is the altitude of A than B
500 feet
100 feet
250 feet
400 feet
31
What order should these be in small --> large
Earth, Solar System, Universe, Galaxy
Earth, Solar System, Galaxy, Universe
Earth, Galaxy, Solar System, Universe
Solar System, Earth, Galaxy, Universe
32
This type of teutonic plate boundary is called
A divergent plate boundary
A subducting plate boundary
A convergent plate boundary
A transform plate boundary
33
It takes exactly one month (31 days) to complete a lunar cycle
False
True
34
These rocks could be (get out ESRT)
Fluorite, Dolomite, Calcite
Muscovite Mica, Galena, Quartz
Olivine, Sulfur, Talc
Talc, Selenite Gypsum, Garnet
35
Properly name moon phase 6
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
36
What day would A be the position of the son at solar noon at 42 degrees North latitude
December 31st
November 21st
December 21st
November 31st
37
At which point is the wind speed fastest?
B
D
C
A
38
This Boulder was most likely deposited by
Water
Glacier
Wind
Gravity
39
The water is moving faster at D
True
False
40
Based on the surface of this rock, it most likely breaks in
a fracture pattern
a cleavage pattern
41
Which point receives the least precipitation?
B
The equator
A
C
42
Teutonic plates move because of __________ in the asthenosphere
Correction currents
Convection currents
Conduction currents
Connection currents
