Regents Review #1 - Prologue

These Long Island tides show a pattern that is

• cyclic and predictable

• cyclic and unpredictable

• noncyclic and predictable

• noncyclic and unpredictable

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which graph best represents the relationship between the number of sunspots and the amount of magnetic activity in the Sun?

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If sample C were cut in half, the slope of the line for material C on the graph would

• decrease

• increase

• remain the same

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If the trend shown in graph II continued into 1980, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 1980 was probably

• less than 30 parts per million

• between 100 and 280 parts per million

• between 300 and 320 parts per million

• greater than 340 parts per million

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A sample of sphalerite has a mass of 176.0 grams. What is the volume of the sample?

• 22.7 cm³

• 31.4 cm³

• 40.0 cm³

• 44.0 cm³

As air on the surface of Earth warms, the density of the air

• decreases

• increases

  remains the same

• increases

  remains the same

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The best example of a noncyclic event is

• a change of seasons

• a volcanic eruption

• a phase change of the Moon

• an apparent star movement

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which statement about a rock sample is most likely an inference?

• The rock has flat sides and sharp corners.

• The rock is made of small, dark-colored crystals.

• The rock has thin, distinct layers.

• The rock has changed color due to weathering.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which graph best represents the relationship between the density and the volume of these mineral samples?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which inference about tides is best made from this graph?

• The hourly rate of tidal change is always the same.

• The rate of tidal change is greatest at high tide.

• The tidal change is a random event.

• The tidal change is cyclic.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4