WorksheetsPractice Regents 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
At a location in the Northern Hemisphere, a camera was placed outside at night with the lens pointing straight up. The shutter was left open for four hours, resulting in the star trails shown below.
How many degrees did each star travel?
a)
1°N
b)
30° N
c)
60°N
d)
90°N
2.
A red shift in the light from very distant galaxies suggests that the universe is
a)
fixed and stationary
b)
moving randonly
c)
contracting
d)
expanding
3.
When water vapor condenses, how much heat energy will be released into the atmosphere?
a)
2260 joules/gram
b)
334 joules/gram
c)
4.18 joules/gram
d)
2.11 joules/gra
4.
A dry-bulb temperature of 30°C and a wet-bulb temperature of 29°C were recorded at a weather station. What are the relative humidity and the most likely weather conditions?
a)
Relative humidity is 29% with clear skies.
b)
Relative humidity is 29% with a good chance of snow.
c)
elative humidity is 93% with clear skies.
d)
Relative humidity is 93% with a good chance of rain.
5.
An air mass entering Alaska from the northern Pacific Ocean would most likely be labeled on a weather map as
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
6.
Most tornadoes in the Northern Hemisphere are best described as violently rotating columns of air surrounded by
a)
clockwise surface winds moving toward the columns
b)
clockwise surface winds moving away from the columns
c)
counterclockwise surface winds moving toward the columns
d)
counterclockwise surface winds moving away from the columns
7.
The surface bedrock of Mt. Marcy, New York, is composed primarily of which rock?
a)
anorthosite
b)
marble
c)
quartzite
d)
hornfels
8.
Valcouroceras is a New York State index fossil. Which mountain-building event occurred in New York State during the time when Valcouroceras was living in oceans covering parts of New York State?
a)
Alleghenian orogeny
b)
Acadian orogeny
c)
Taconian orogeny
d)
Grenville orogeny
9.
Which two Earth layers are separated by the Moho boundary?
a)
rigid mantle and plastic mantle
b)
outer core and stiffer mantle
c)
stiffer mantle and asthenosphere
d)
crust and rigid mantle
10.
During a rainstorm, when soil becomes saturated, the amount of infiltration
a)
decreases and runoff decreases
b)
decreases and runoff increases
c)
increases and runoff decreases
d)
increases and runoff increases
11.
Sediment is deposited as a river enters a lake because the
a)
velocity of the river decreases
b)
force of gravity decreases
c)
volume of water increases
d)
slope of the river increases
12.
The formation of the Canary Islands was primarily caused by their location near a
a)
subduction zone
b)
mantle hot spot
c)
divergent boundary
d)
transform fault
13.
Which sequence of events affecting moist air within Earth’s atmosphere causes cloud formation?
a)
rising → expanding → cooling → condensation
b)
rising → contracting → warming → evaporation
c)
sinking → expanding → warming → condensation
d)
sinking → contracting → cooling → evaporation
14.
The map below shows a portion of Earth’s system of latitude and longitude and five surface locations labeled A, B, C, D, and X. It is solar noon at location X. At which location will solar noon next occur?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
The diagram below represents three bedrock outcrops. The layers have not been overturned. Letters A through E identify different rock layers. Fossils found in the rock layers are shown. Which fossil could be classified as an index fossil?
a)
Shell
b)
Rod
c)
Snail
d)
Wave
16.
The tidal range on November 8 was approximately
a)
11m
b)
2m
c)
13m
d)
15m
17.
The next first-quarter Moon after November 17 occurred closest to
a)
December 9th
b)
December 14th
c)
December 17th
d)
December 24th
18.
A group hiking in the Catskill region of New York State finds several large boulders composed of metamorphic rock. These boulders most likely resulted from the weathering of bedrock formed in the
a)
Catskills, and were transported to their present location by mass movement
b)
Catskills, and were transported to their present location by glaciers
c)
Adirondack Mountains, and were transported to their present location by mass movement
d)
Adirondack Mountains, and were transported to their present location by glaciers
19.
Which processes are most likely to cause a rise in the water table?
a)
runoff and erosion
b)
precipitation and infiltration
c)
deposition and burial
d)
solidification and condensation
20.
Which current has a cooling effect on the climate of the west coast of South America?
a)
Falkland Current
b)
Peru Current
c)
Benguela Current
d)
Brazil Current
21.
Rifting of tectonic plates in eastern North America during the Jurassic Period was responsible for the
a)
formation of the Catskill delta
b)
first uplift of the Adirondack Mountains
c)
Alleghenian orogeny
d)
opening of the Atlantic Ocean
22.
Which process generates the energy that is released by stars?
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
thermal conduction
c)
convection currents
d)
radioactive decay
23.
Which rock is composed of the mineral halite that formed when seawater evaporated ?
a)
limestone
b)
dolostone
c)
rock gypsum
d)
rock salt
24.
What is the relative humidity if the dry-bulb temperature is 16C and the wet-bulb is 10C?
a)
45%
b)
33%
c)
14%
d)
4%
25.
When wind and running water gradually decrease in velocity, the transported sediments are deposited
a)
all at once, and are unsorted
b)
all at once, and are sorted by size and density
c)
over a period of time, and are unsorted
d)
over a period of time, and are sorted by size and density
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