REGENTS PRACTICE

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

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

A paved blacktop parking lot was built on what was once a soil-covered field. The area will now experience increased runoff when rain occurs because the parking lot has

• less capillarity
• greater infiltration
• greater porosity
• less permeability

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The inferred temperature and pressure of Earth’s interior at a depth of 3,000 kilometers are approximately

• 1000°C and 0.5 million atmospheres
• 1000°C and 1.0 million atmospheres
• 5000°C and 1.5 million atmospheres
• 5000°C and 3.0 million atmospheres

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

At which location is the altitude of Polaris approximately 42°?

• Niagara Falls
• Elmira
• Watertown
• Massena

The basaltic bedrock of the oceanic crust is classified as

• felsic, with a density of 2.7 g/cm3
• felsic, with a density of 3.0 g/cm3
• mafic, with a density of 2.7 g/cm3
• mafic, with a density of 3.0 g/cm3

Scientists have classified Earth’s interior into the known layers based primarily on evidence gained by studying

• deep drill cores
• volcanic eruptions
• gravity measurements
• earthquake seismic waves

The movement of tectonic plates is inferred by many scientists to be driven by

• tidal motions in the hydrosphere
• density differences in the troposphere
• convection currents in the asthenosphere
• solidification in the lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When looking at the hill on the right, which side of the hill is steeper? The right hand side or the left hand side?

• Right
• Left

The map shows a stream. Letters A, B, C, and D represent locations on the stream surface. Arrows represent the direction of stream flow.  Which two locations have the greatest stream velocities?

• A and B
• B and C
• C and D
• D and A

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What would most likely reduce the amount of runoff at location B?

• infiltration occurring faster than precipitation
• greater condensation than evaporation
• saturated soil below the land surface
• a frozen land surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4