Earth Science - Regents Review

The universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. Compared to the age of the solar system, the age of the universe is approximately

• the same age as the solar system

• 2x older than the solar system

• 3x older than our solar system

• 4x older than our solar system

Planets that are closest to the Sun are identified as

• low-density jovian planets

• low-density terrestrial planets

• high-density jovian planets

• high-density terrestrial planets

Which process of the water cycle occurs when water absorbs 2260 Joules of heat energy per gram?

• melting of ice

• condensation of water

• evaporating of water

• freezing of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which list correctly identifies the energy transfer between A, B and C

• A- Conduction, B-Convection, C-Ratiation

• A- Convection, B- Radiation, C- Conduction

• A- Convection, B- Conduction, C- Radiation

• A- Conduction, B- Radiation, C- Convection

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The diagrams below represent the constellations seen by an observer in New York State while looking toward the southern horizon at midnight on July 9 and January 8.

Which motion is mainly responsible for the difference in the constellations visible at midnight on these two dates?

• The Sun orbits Earth

• Earth orbits the Sun

• The stars in the constellations orbit Earth

• Earth orbits the stars in the constellations

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which graph best shows the general relationship between air pressure and altitude?

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Most clouds form in the atmosphere when moist

air

• rises, expands and cools to the dewpoint

• rises, expands, and warms to the dewpoint

• sinks, compresses and cools to the dewpoint

• sinks, compresses and warms to the dew point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Equal areas of which surface would absorb the greatest amount of insolation on a sunny day?

• light-colored, smooth surface

• light-colored, rough surface

• dark-colored, smooth surface

• dark-colored, rough surface

Ocean gyres in the Northern Hemisphere consist of a number of surface ocean currents that, together, generally flow clockwise in a roughly circular pattern. Which list contains three warm surface ocean currents that make up most of the North Atlantic Ocean gyre?

• Kuroshio Current, North Pacific Current,

  and California Current

• Canary Current, North Equatorial Current,

  and Equatorial Countercurrent

• Labrador Current, North Atlantic Current,

  and East Greenland Current

• North Equatorial Current, Gulf Stream

  Current, and North Atlantic Current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive