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Worksheets2018 Earth Science Regents
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
The deflection of Earth’s planetary winds is an 6 Arrows in the diagram below show three methods example of
the coriolis effect
the doppler effect
convection
gravitational pull
The universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. Compared to the age of the solar system, the age of the universe is approximately
the same age as the solar system
2x older than the solar system
3x older than our solar system
4x older than our solar system
Planets that are closest to the Sun are identified as
low-density jovian planets
low-density terrestrial planets
high-density jovian planets
high-density terrestrial planets
Which process of the water cycle occurs when water absorbs 2260 Joules of heat energy per gram?
melting of ice
condensation of water
evaporating of water
freezing of water
Which list correctly identifies the energy transfer between A, B and C
A- Conduction, B-Convection, C-Ratiation
A- Convection, B- Radiation, C- Conduction
A- Convection, B- Conduction, C- Radiation
A- Conduction, B- Radiation, C- Convection
What is the relative humidity of the air when the air temperature is 4°C and the dew point is -4°C ?
42%
46%
51%
56%
The diagram below represents the light spectra given off by the same element as observed under two different conditions. Spectrum A was observed when that element was heated in a laboratory. Spectrum B shows the same element as seen in the light from a distant star.
The light spectrum observed from this distant star shows a
red shift, which indicates that the star is moving away from Earth
red shift, which indicates that the star is moving toward the Earth
blue shift, which indicates that the star is moving away from Earth
blue shift, which indicates that the star is moving toward Earth
The diagrams below represent the constellations seen by an observer in New York State while looking toward the southern horizon at midnight on July 9 and January 8.
Which motion is mainly responsible for the difference in the constellations visible at midnight on these two dates?
The Sun orbits Earth
Earth orbits the Sun
The stars in the constellations orbit Earth
Earth orbits the stars in the constellations
Which graph best shows the general relationship between air pressure and altitude?
Most clouds form in the atmosphere when moist
air
rises, expands and cools to the dewpoint
rises, expands, and warms to the dewpoint
sinks, compresses and cools to the dewpoint
sinks, compresses and warms to the dew point
Equal areas of which surface would absorb the greatest amount of insolation on a sunny day?
light-colored, smooth surface
light-colored, rough surface
dark-colored, smooth surface
dark-colored, rough surface
Which natural event periodically weakens western surface ocean currents in the equatorial Pacific
Ocean, resulting in a change in air temperature
and precipitation patterns in the United States?
El Nin ̃o
transpiration
ocean tides
volcanic eruptions
Ocean gyres in the Northern Hemisphere consist of a number of surface ocean currents that, together, generally flow clockwise in a roughly circular pattern. Which list contains three warm surface ocean currents that make up most of the North Atlantic Ocean gyre?
Kuroshio Current, North Pacific Current,
and California Current
Canary Current, North Equatorial Current,
and Equatorial Countercurrent
Labrador Current, North Atlantic Current,
and East Greenland Current
North Equatorial Current, Gulf Stream
Current, and North Atlantic Current
Most of the oceanic oxygen that began to enter Earth’s atmosphere in the early Proterozoic Era was probably produced by
formation of silicate rocks
photosynthesis by cyanobacteria
impact on Earth's surface
outgassing volcanoes
During which geologic period did plants and animals first appear in land environments?
cambrian
ordovician
silurian
devonian
