Earth Science Regents Review 819

Most asteroids in our solar system are located in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. What is the approximate distance from the Sun to the asteroid belt?

• 129 million km

• 210 million km

• 403 million km

• 1103 million km

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The table below shows tide data for a location on the north shore of Long Island, in New York State.

Based on these data, what is the most likely time of the next high tide?

• 1:53 a.m.

• 1:53 p.m.

• 7:40 a.m.

• 7:40 p.m.

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Which planet takes longer to complete one rotation on its axis than it does to complete one orbit of the Sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Jupiter is a Jovian planet. Compared to the terrestrial planets, Jupiter has a

• shorter period of revolution

• shorter distance to the Sun

• greater density

• greater mass

The entire constellation of Orion is visible in the night sky in January to an observer in New York State. Which statement explains why this constellation is not visible in the night sky to this observer in June?

• Earth rotates on its axis.

• Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The constellation Orion orbits the Sun

• The tilt of Earth’s axis changes throughout the year.

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The approximate age of the universe is estimated to be

• 4.6 million years

• 4.6 billion years

• 13.8 million years

• 13.8 billion years

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The photograph below shows the apparent path of the Sun photographed at 20-minute intervals and combined into one photograph.

Which motion is responsible for the apparent path of the Sun shown in the photograph?

• Earth’s rotation

• Earth’s revolution

• Sun’s rotation

• Sun’s revolution

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The mass extinction of the dinosaurs, approximately 65.5 million years ago, is inferred by most scientists to have been caused by

• a large energy surge from the surface of the Sun

• the occurrence of a major ice age

• an impact event occurring on Earth’s surface

• earthquakes occurring along crustal plate boundaries

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The diagram represents Earth as viewed from space. Letter A represents the angle of tilt of Earth’s rotational axis. Line XY is perpendicular to the plane of Earth’s orbit.

What is the value of the angle represented by letter A?

• 15.0°

• 23.5°

• 66.5°

• 90.0°

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In the spring, when snow cover on the land melts, the water will most likely infiltrate Earth’s surface where that land surface is

• still frozen with a steep slope

• still frozen with a gentle slope

• no longer frozen with a steep slope

• no longer frozen with a gentle slope

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