June 2018 Earth Science Regents- Part B1

36. The graph shows the observed water levels, in feet (ft), for a tide gauge located at Montauk, New York, on the easternmost end of Long Island, from January 24, 2008 to noon on January 25, 2008. What was the height of the water above average low tide level at noon on January 24?

• 1.2 ft

• 1.6 ft

• 2.2 ft

• 2.6 ft

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

37. These changing water levels at Montauk can best be described as

• cyclic and predictable

• cyclic and not predictable

• noncyclic and not predictable

• noncyclic and predictable

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

38. What causes the water-level variation pattern shown by the graph?

• changes in wind velocity produced by coastal storms

• changes in magnetic orientation of the North American Plate

• Earth's revolution and the distance from the equator

• Earth's rotation and the gravitational pull of the Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

39. The graph shows the observed water levels, in feet (ft), for a tide gauge located at Montauk, New York, on the easternmost end of Long Island, from January 24, 2008 to noon on January 25, 2008. What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the tide gauge?

• 40°30' N 72°00' W

• 40°30' N 74°00' W

• 41°00' N 72°00' W

• 41°00' N 74°00' W

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Base your answers to questions 40 through 42 on the diagram below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The diagram represents some of the inferred stages in the life cycle of stars according to their original mass.

40. The final stage in the life cycle of the most massive stars is a...

• black hole

• black dwarf

• supergiant

• white dwarf

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

41. Which star may once have been similar to our Sun in mass and luminosity?

• Deneb

• Spica

• Procyon B

• Proxima Centauri

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

42. Energy is produced in the cores of main sequence stars when...

• lighter elements undergo fusion into heavier elements

• heavier elements undergo fusion into lighter elements

• cosmic background radiation is absorbed

• cosmic background radiation is released

Base your answers to questions 43 and 44 on the graph below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The graph shows the number of radioactive Isotope X atoms present as a sample of the isotope undergoes radioactive decay.

43. Based on the graph, the half-life of this radioactive isotope is...

• 6 h

• 9 h

• 3h

• 12h

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

44. Based on the graph, what is the approximate number of radioactive atoms of Isotope X that are present when 8 hours of decay has occurred?

• 90

• 115

• 155

• 200

Base your answers to questions 45 through 47 on the diagram below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The arrows in the diagram show air movement in a thunderstorm cloud. Point A represents a location in the atmosphere.

45. In which temperature zone of the atmosphere is point A located?

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

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