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Earth Science - "99 Ways to Pass the..." - Part 1
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Earth Science Regents Exam - Stuff to Memorize
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1
How many degrees an hour does Earth rotate?
15 degrees
10 degrees
5 degrees
30 degrees
2
In what direction does the Earth rotate?
From South to North
From West to East
From East to West
From North to South
3
What gas is most responsible for multicellular forms of life (like humans) on Earth?
Methane (CH4)
Nitrogen (N2)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Oxygen (O2)
4
What is evidence that the Earth rotates?
The Coriolis Effect
The Doppler Effect
Blue Shift
Red Shift
5
During what season does sunrise occur in the Southeast and sunset in the Southwest?
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
6
If you are standing in NY City, where the latitude is 41
o
, what is the angle of Polaris?
0o
49o
41o
90o
7
During what season does sunrise occur exactly in the east and sunset is exactly "due West"?
Spring
Winter
Summer
8
What happens to air pressure as the amount of water vapor (in the air) increases?
it increases
it stays the same
it decreases
9
What happens to air pressure (atmospheric, or barometric pressure) as air becomes warmer?
it decreases
it stays the same
it increases
10
What causes dust and gases in space to turn into stars and planets?
Electromagnetism
The Weak Nuclear Force
the strong Nuclear Force
Gravity
11
In what Moon phase can a solar eclipse happen?
Third Quarter
Full Moon
First Quarter
New Moon
12
What is the angle (or, altitude) of Polaris equal to in the Northern Hemisphere?
your longitude
your elevation
your latitude
your zenith
13
What happens to the density of air as it is heated up?
it stays the same
it decreases
it increases
14
How many degrees per hour do constellations appear to move?
15o
365o
360o
30o
15
What is (other) evidence that the Earth rotates?
The Foucault Pendulum
The Doppler Effect
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
16
In what Moon phase can a lunar eclipse happen?
Third Quarter
First Quarter
New Moon
Full Moon
17
What greenhouse gas is responsible for Venus' high temperatures (in all places at all times)?
Methane (CH4)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Nitrogen (N<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">2</span>)
Oxygen (O<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">2</span>)
18
During what season does sunrise occur in the Northeast and sunset in the Northwest?
Summer
Spring
Fall
Winter
19
What is the source of Earth's original atmospheric gases?
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Orogenies
comets
20
Cosmic (microwave) Background Radiation is evidence for
galaxies being red-shifted
Neither answers 1 and 2
an expanding universe
Both answers 1 and 2
21
What is evidence of an expanding, Big Bang created universe?
the Milky Way galaxy
the red shift of galaxies
the solar system
the blue shift of galaxies
22
Approximately how old is the universe?
18 billion years
100 billion years
4.6 billion years
13.7 billion years
