WorksheetsEarth Science Regents June 2019 Q 21-30
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 22mins
21. In the New York State rock record, there is no bedrock from the Permian Period. Which two other entire geologic periods have no sediment or bedrock in the NYS rock record?
Cretaceous and Quaternary Periods
Paleogene and Neogene Periods
Triassic and Jurassic Periods
Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Periods
22. Which lettered rock layer is the youngest?
A
B
C
D
23. Which diagram best represents the general stream drainage pattern of this entire region?
24. Compared to a landscape that develops in a cool, dry climate, a landscape that develops in a warm, rainy climate will most likely weather and erode
slower, so the landforms are more angular
slower, so the landforms are more rounded
faster, so the landforms are more angular
faster, so the landforms are more rounded
25. Earth's crustal bedrock at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is composed mostly of
basalt, with a density of 2.7 g/cm3
basalt, with a density of 3.0 g/cm3
granite, with a density of 2.7 g/cm3
granite, with a density of 3.0 g/cm3
26. A seismic recording station located 4000
kilometers from the epicenter of an earthquake
received the first P-wave at 7: 10:00 p.m. (h:min:s).
Other information that could be determined from
this recording was that the earthquake occurred
at approximately
7:03:00 p.m., and the S-wave arrived at this
station at 7:12:40 p.m.
7:03:00 p.m., and the S-wave arrived at this
station at 7:15:40 p.m.
7:17:00 p.m., and the S-wave arrived at this
station at 7:12:40 p.m.
7:17:00 p.m., and the S-wave arrived at this
station at 7:15:40 p.m.
27. Which graph best represents the percentage by
mass of elements of Earth's crust?
28. This elongated hill is best identified as a
kettle
moraine
sand dune
drumlin
29. The result of this glacial action will be a
U-shaped valley with scratched and 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
30. Which element is always found in bioclastic sedimentary rocks?
iron
sodium
carbon
sulfur
