Energy Earth Science Regents

Which value should be placed in the data table for the Sun's maximum altitude on December 21?

• 16.5°

• 23.5°

• 40°

• 90°

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Scientists infer that most of Earth's earliest atmosphere was produced by

• a collision with a giant gas cloud

• capturing gases from a nearby planet

• vaporizing comets that impacted Earth's surface

• the escape of gases from volcanoes

Which layer of Earth's interior is inferred to be composed of solid iron and nickel?

• asthenosphere

• stiffer mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The first S-Wave reaches a seismic station 22 minutes after an earthquake occurred. How long did it take the first P-Wave to reach the same seismic station?

• 8 minutes 50 seconds

• 10 minutes 00 seconds

• 12 minutes 00 seconds

• 12 minutes 50 seconds

The San Andreas Fault, in the Western United States, is an example of a

• transform plate boundary

• divergent plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

• complex plate boundary

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

During which Northern Hemisphere season is Earth closest to the Sun?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Most of the electromagnetic energy radiated from Earth's surface is in the form of

• ultraviolet rays

• infrared rays

• gamma rays

• x-rays

Which factor is a primary cause of seasonal changes on Earth?

• change in the earth's distance from the Sun

• change in the rate of Earth's rotation

• wobble of Earth's axis

• tilt of Earth's axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season is starting in the Northern Hemisphere in the picture shown?

• summer

• fall

• winter

• spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which planet has the greatest density?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars