Regents Earth Science Midterm Review

In which sequence are the celestial objects
correctly listed in order from the smallest mass to
the largest mass?

• Saturn, solar system, Milky Way, universe
• Saturn, universe, Milky Way, solar system
• Milky Way, Saturn, solar system, universe
• Milky Way, universe, solar system, Saturn

The red shift of light from distant galaxies provides evidence that these galaxies are

• decreasing in size
• increasing in size
• decreasing in distance from Earth
• increasing in distance from Earth

The best evidence of Earth’s rotation is provided by the

• Foucault pendulum and global warming
• Foucault pendulum and Coriolis effect
• Moon phases and global warming
• Moon phases and Coriolis effect

Which sphere of Earth covers approximately 70%of Earth’s surface?

• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• lithosphere
• asthenosphere

Some of the constellations that are visible to New York State observers at midnight in December are different from the constellations that are visible at midnight in June because

• constellations revolve around Earth
• constellations rotate on an axis
• Earth rotates on its axis
• Earth revolves around the Sun

**According to the diagram, where will high ocean tides and low ocean tides most likely be located?

• high tides at A and B; low tides at C and D
• high tides at B and D; low tides at A and C
• high tides at A and C; low tides at B and D
• high tides at C and D; low tides at A and B

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued on a warm summer afternoon. Which present weather symbol represents the dangerous solid form of precipitation that is commonly associated with some of these severe thunderstorms?

• snow
• sleet
• hail
• freezing rain

The barometric trend for the past three hours on a station model reads: +02\ This location has experienced a steady increase of

• 0.2 mb
• 0.002 mb
• 2.0 mb
• 0.02 mb

Which New York State location is most often affected by lake-effect snow storms caused by winds blowing over Lake Ontario?

• Jamestown
• Oswego
• Plattsburgh
• Riverhead

Which type of air mass would most likely form over the northern Pacific Ocean?

• mP
• cP
• mT
• cT