Regents Prep HW 1

Ceres, a dwarf planet, is located approximately 413 million kilometers from the Sun and is located between the orbits of

• Mercury and Venus

• Earth and Mars

• Mars and Jupiter

• Saturn and Uranus

Observations made by astronomers indicate that the light from most galaxies shows a

• red shift because the galaxies are moving toward Earth

• red shift because the galaxies are moving away from Earth

• blue shift because the galaxies are moving toward Earth

• blue shift because the galaxies are moving away from Earth

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Compared to the Jovian planets, the terrestrial planets are

• large, gaseous, and of low density

• large, gaseous, and of high density

• small, rocky, and of low density

• small, rocky, and of high density

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The apparent shift in the direction of the swing of a Foucault pendulum is a direct result of the ________

• inclination of Earth’s axis

• spinning of Earth on its axis

• orbiting of Earth around the Sun

• distance between Earth and the Sun

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which motion causes some constellations to be visible in New York State only during winter nights and other constellations to be visible only during summer nights?

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• revolution of Earth around the Sun

• rotation of the constellations around Earth

• revolution of the constellations around the Sun

Which set of New York State locations would have the greatest difference in the altitude of Polaris observed in the night sky?

• Niagara Falls and Albany

• Rochester and Ithaca

• Riverhead and Massena

• Plattsburgh and Jamestown

Which processes of the water cycle allow water vapor to enter the atmosphere?

• condensation and evaporation

• condensation and infiltration

• transpiration and evaporation

• transpiration and infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the dewpoint when the dry-bulb temperature is 19°C and the relative humidity is 73%?

• 12°C

• 14°C

• 3°C

• 16°C

What is the air pressure, in millibars (mb), indicated by this station model?

• 1015.0 mb

• 915.0 mb

• 150 mb

• 15.0 mb

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which celestial object is located at the center of the star trails?

• Polaris

• Alpha Centauri

• the Sun

• the Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1