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Earth Science Regents Review #1

Authored by Deborah Brzezicki

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Foucault pendulum and the Coriolis effect
both provide evidence of Earth’s:

Revolution
Rotation
Tilted axis
Elliptical Orbit

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When it is solar noon at a location at 75° W
longitude, what is the solar time at a location at
120° W longitude?

9am
12 noon
3pm
12 midnight

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which characteristic of the planets in our solar
system increases as the distance from the Sun
increases?

equatorial diameter
eccentricity of orbit
period of rotation
period of revolution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

New York State’s highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is
located at approximately

44°10 N 74°05 W
44°05 N 73°55 W
73°55 N 44°10 W
74°05 N 44°05 W

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to astronomers, the age of the universe
is estimated to be

1.3 billion years
4.6 billion years
7.9 billion years
13.8 billion years

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Light from distant galaxies most likely shows a

red shift, indicating that the universe is
expanding
red shift, indicating that the universe is
contracting
blue shift, indicating that the universe is
expanding
blue shift, indicating that the universe is
contracting

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which gas is inferred to have been absent from
Earth’s atmosphere during the Early Archean Era?

carbon dioxide
nitrogen
oxygen
water vapor

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