
Earth Science Regents Review #2
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8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which process releases 2260 joules of heat
energy per gram of water into the environment? Options: melting, freezing, condensation, evaporation
Back
condensation
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the range of pressure in Earth’s interior where rock with a density range of 9.9 to 12.2 g/cm3 is found?
Back
1.4 to 3.1 million atmospheres
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In which landscape region are New York State’s
Finger Lakes primarily located? Options: Adirondack Mountains, Allegheny Plateau, Atlantic Coastal Plain, Erie-Ontario Lowlands
Back
Allegheny Plateau
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which two features are commonly found at divergent plate boundaries? Options: mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys, wide valleys and deltas, ocean trenches and subduction zones, hot spots and island arcs
Back
mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
New York State bedrock of which age contains
salt, gypsum, and hematite?
Back
Silurian
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Scientists infer that oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere did not exist in large quantities until after: photosynthetic cyanobacteria evolved in Earth’s oceans.
Back
photosynthetic cyanobacteria evolved in Earth’s oceans
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which organisms were alive when New York
State was last covered by a continental ice sheet? Options: Eurypterus and Cooksonia, Aneurophyton and Naples Tree, mastodont and Beluga whale, Coelophysis and Elliptocephala
Back
mastodont and Beluga whale
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