Physical Setting/Earth Science Regents 08/23

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Science
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10th Grade
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Disheena Bratton
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two factors caused Earth and the other planets to become layered during the formation of our solar system?
gravity and densities of materials making up the planet
gravity and percent of water in the planet’s composition
distance from the Moon and densities of materials making up the planet
distance from the Moon and percent of water in the planet’s composition
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The photograph below shows an object, labeled A, that was observed in the night sky for several weeks. What is the celestial object labeled A?
a meteor
a galaxy
an asteroid
a comet
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The latitudes of the Tropic of Cancer and the
Tropic of Capricorn are determined by Earth’s
axial tilt
rotation
axial tilt
surface ocean currents
average surface air temperature
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Coriolis effect can best be used to explain
the
cyclic time pattern of ocean tides
direction of convection currents in the
asthenosphere
deflection of winds to the right in the Northern
Hemisphere
movement of air in a straight path from low
pressure to high pressure
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At a location in the Northern Hemisphere, a
camera was placed outside at night with the lens
pointing at a group of stars. The shutter was left
open for a few hours, resulting in the image of
star trails shown below.
The star at the center of the image did not leave
a trail because the star is
too far away to observe its movement
too massive to move in space
not luminous enough to leave a trail
centered over Earth’s axis
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The names and appearances of four Moon phases viewed by an observer in New York State in June are shown below.
Which diagram best represents the Moon’s appearance on June 3?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which graph most accurately represents the approximate percentage of Earth’s surface covered by the
hydrosphere?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
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