Regents Earth Science Review

What is indicated by the line labeled X?

• watershed

• water table

• impermeable bedrock

• impermeable soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which Earth surface would most likely absorb the greatest amount of insolation on a sunny day if all of these surfaces have equal areas?

• blacktop parking lot

• white sand beach

• surface of a calm lake

• snow covered mountain slope

Which lettered rock layer is the youngest

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The result of this glacial action will be a

• U-shaped valley with scratched grooved bedrock

• U-shaped valley with well-sorted, rounded sediment

• V-shaped valley with scratched and grooved bedrock

• V-shaped valley with well-sorted, rounded sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the primary cause of climate change?

• Orbital variations of the Earth

• Solar radiation variations

• Human activities

• Volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What evidence supports the theory that the Earth's outer core is liquid?

• The presence of silicate rocks in the outer core.

• Seismic wave behavior, specifically the absence of S-waves through the outer core.

• The temperature of the outer core.

• The composition of the outer core.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Predict the consequences of a significant change in the composition of the Earth's mantle on tectonic activity.

• Increased volcanic activity due to more iron in the mantle.

• Decreased tectonic activity due to a more solid mantle.

• Increased tectonic activity due to changes in convection currents.

• No change in tectonic activity.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

The surface wind circulation pattern around the center of this storm system is

• inward and clockwise

• inward and counterclockwise

• outward and clockwise

• outward and counterclockwise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If the same two elements were detected in a distant star that was moving away from Earth, how would the spectral lines appear?

• The entire set of spectral lines would shift toward the red end.

• The entire set of spectral lines would shift toward the blue end.

• The spectral lines of the shorter wavelengths would move closer togetehr.

• The spectral lines of the longer wavelengths would move closer together.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What table correctly matches each type of eclipse with the orbital position of the Moon and cause of each eclipse?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1