Earth Science Regents Review Pt. 1 (Jan 2019)

The gravitational attraction between two objects in the solar system is greatest when their masses are

• small, and the objects are close together

• small, and the objects are far apart

• large, and the objects are far apart

• large, and the objects are close together

Cosmic background radiation detected from all directions in space provides evidence for the

• greenhouse effect

• Doppler effect

• geocentric theory

• Big Bang theory

Which characteristic is directly related to a planet's average distance from the Sun?

• period of revolution

• period of rotation

• eccentricity of orbit

• equatorial orbit

The frequency of Earth's cycle of ocean tides is primarily controlled by

• Earth's rotation and the Moon's rotation

• Earth's rotation and the Moon's revolution

• Earth's revolution and the Moon's rotation

• Earth's revolution and the Moon's revolution

What is the approximate altitude of Polaris (the north star) when viewed from New York City?

• 90 degrees

• 74 degrees

• 49 degrees

• 41 degrees

Which observation provides the best evidence that Earth orbits the sun?

• The sun has a cyclic pattern of sunspot events

• The sun appears to rise and set in a cyclic pattern

• The constellations that can be seen at night from Earth change with the seasons

• The constellations appear to move in a circular pattern around the Earth

Which two factors will increase the rate of a stream's flow?

• decreased precipitation and decreased slope

• decreased precipitation and increased slope

• increased precipitation and decreased slope

• increased precipitation and increased slope

Which condition normally lowers the water table?

• irrigation of fields for several weeks using well water

• several days of moderate rainfall

• streambanks overflowing during spring runoff

• several days of heavy snowfall, followed by rain

What is the dewpoint when the air temperature is 28 degrees celsius and the relative humidity is 47 percent?

• 8 degrees celsius

• 13 degrees celsius

• 16 degrees celsius

• 19 degrees celsius

Clouds are formed when moist, rising air

• contracts and cools, and water vapor condenses

• contracts and warms, and water vapor evaporates

• expands and cools, and water vapor condenses

• expands and warms, and water vapor evaporates