Earth and Space Sciences Reference Tables Test

What factor from the choices below determines whether a star will evolve into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole?

• mass

• percentage of helium

• percentage of carbon

• apparent brightness

Which two New York State locations have surface bedrock of similar ages?

• Mt. Marcy and Slide Mt.

• Ithaca and Rochester

• Watertown and Niagara Falls

• Elmira and Oneonta

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which event occurred at the start of the Cenozoic Era?

• the extinction of the armored fishes

• the extinction of the mastodont

• the appearance of the reptile

• mass extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

On September 18, Hurricane Gilbert changed direction. Which statement provides the most probable reason for this change?

• The airmass was cooled by the land surface.

• The storm entered the prevailing westerlies wind belt.

• The amount of precipitation released by the storm changed suddenly.

• The amount of insolation received by the air mass decreased.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which the correct order for fusion of elements in a massive star as it gets older?

• He,H,C,O,Si,Fe

• Fe,Si,O,C,He,H

• Si,Fe,O,C,He,H

• H,He,C,O,Si,Fe

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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

In which landscape region is Plattsburgh, New York located?

• Champlain Lowlands

• Adirondack Highlands

• The Catskills

• Appalachian Uplands

Which star is most likely to become a supernova?

• Sun

• Rigel

• Sirius B

• Barnard's Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

One reason why carbon-14 was used to determine the age of the woolly rhinoceros tooth was because carbon-14

• never completely decays

• has a very long half-life

• can be found in most organic remains

• is easily identified in Carboniferous bedrock

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Compared to the wavelength of ultraviolet radiation, the wavelength of infrared radiation is

• shorter

• longer

• the same