Earth Science Reference Table Review

Base your answer on the map, which shows the latitude and longitude of five observers, A, B, C, D and E, on Earth. What is the altitude of Polaris (the North Star) above the northern horizon for observer A?

• 0^o

• 10^o

• 80^o

• 90^o

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The angle of the star Polaris above the northern horizon can be used to determine an observer's

• solar time

• latitude

• longitude

• local time

Earth's true shape is a

• Sphere

• Square

• Oblate Spheroid

In which two Earth regions is oxygen the second most abundant element by volume?

• crust and hydrosphere

• hydrosphere and troposphere

• troposphere and core

• core and crust

Which object best represents a true scale model of the shape of the Earth?

• a Ping-Pong ball

• a football

• an egg

• a pear

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According the the ESRT for Geologic History of New York State, what is one possible age of this fossil?

• 425 million years old

• 465 million years old

• 410 million years old

• 495 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

In what time period did

earliest birds appear on Earth?

• Triassic

• Jurassic

• Cretaceous

• Cenozoic

In what time period did

Pangea begin to break up?

• Triassic

• Jurassic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

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what is the name of this fossil?

• Ctenocrinus

• Cooksonia

• Lichenaria

• Elliptocephala

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According the the ESRT for Geologic History of New York State, what is one possible age of this fossil?

• 425 million years old

• 445 million years old

• 410 million years old

• 465 million years old

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1