Earth Science and Geology

Which type of surface bedrock is most commonly found in the Utica, New York area?

• sedimentary, with limestone, shale, sandstone, and dolostone

• sedimentary, with limestone, shale, sandstone, and conglomerate

• metamorphic, with quartzite, dolostone, marble, and schist

• metamorphic, with gneiss, quartzite, marble, and slate

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The Catskills are commonly called mountains, but are actually part of the Allegheny Plateau. The Catskills are classified as a plateau because of their

• low elevation

• bedrock structure

• bedrock age

• high degree of metamorphism

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Which types of surface bedrock are most likely found near Jamestown, New York?

• slate and marble

• basalt and limestone

• shale and sandstone

• granite and sandstone

Which two cities are located in the Atlantic Coastal Plains?

• Albany and Utica

• Syracuse and Oswego

• Stony Brook and Watertown

• Riverhead and Lindenhurst

Which Direction does the Hudson river flow?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which landscape region is a flat plain consisting mainly of unsorted clays, gravels, sands, scratched pebbles, boulders, and cobbles?

• The Manhattan Prong

• The Adirondacks

• The Catskills

• Long Island

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What is the name given the to landscape region in this picture, which exhibits horizontal rock layers at medium elevation?

• Mountain

• Plateau

• Plains

Which landscape region in NYS is home to Lake Placid, site of the 1980 winter olympic games?

• Atlantic Coastal Plains

• Alleghany Plateau

• Adirondack Mountains

• Catskills

Which stream pattern would occur on top of a mountain?

• Dendritic

• Annular

• Radial

• Rectangular

A significant change in CO₂ concentration is most likely caused by

• decreased cloud cover, and is predicted to decrease average global temperatures

• decreased volcanic activity, and is predicted to increase average global temperatures

• increased use of fossil fuels, and is predicted to increase average global temperatures

• increased EI Niño activity, and is predicted to decrease average global temperatures

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