NYS 2015 Earth science regents: Part A/B

Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian

planets are

• (1) larger and less dense

• (2) smaller and more dense

• (3) closer to the Sun and less rocky

• (4) farther from the Sun and more rocky

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Earth, the Sun, and billions of stars are contained

within

• (1) a single constellation

• (2) the Milky Way galaxy

• (3) the solar system

• (4) a giant cloud of gas

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The diagram below represents a globe that is

spinning to represent Earth rotating. The globe

is spinning in the direction indicated by the

arrow. Points A, B, C, D, X, and Y are locations

on the globe.

A student attempted to draw a straight line from

point X to point Y on the spinning globe. Due to

the Coriolis effect, the student’s drawn line most

likely passed through point

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Flash flooding is most likely to occur when heavy

rain falls on

• (1) deforested landscapes with clay soils

• (2) deforested landscapes with sandy soils

• (3) forested landscapes with clay soils

• (4) forested landscapes with sandy soils

Radioactive decay of 40K atoms in an igneous

rock has resulted in a ratio of 25 percent 40K

atoms to 75 percent 40Ar and 40Ca atoms.

How many years old is this rock?

• (1) 0.3 109 y

• (2) 1.3 109 y

• (3) 2.6 109 y

• (4) 3.9 109 y

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A student using a sling psychrometer measured

a wet-bulb temperature of 10°C and a dry-bulb

temperature of 16°C. What was the dewpoint?

• (1) 10°C

• (2) 45°C

• (3) 6°C

• (4) 4°C

Most of the hurricanes that affect the east coast

of the United States originally form over the

• warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean in

  summer

• warm land of the southeastern United States

  in summer

• cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean in spring

• cool land of the southeastern United States

  in spring

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The ozone layer protects life on Earth by

absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation. The

ozone layer is located between 17 kilometers and

35 kilometers above Earth’s surface in which

atmospheric temperature zone?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which weather map symbol is associated with

extremely low air pressure?

• 
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Which two elements make up the greatest

percentages by mass in Earth’s crust?

• oxygen and potassium

• oxygen and silicon

• aluminum and potassium

• aluminum and silicon

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