WorksheetsEarth Science Regents Review 4-8-2022
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 31mins
Draw a station model with 75% cloud cover, an air temp of 75 degrees F, and 15 kn wind from the northwest
Earth's hydrosphere is best described as the
gaseous layer extending several hundred kilometers from Earth into space
liquid outer layer of Earth
magma layer located below Earth's stiffer mantle
solid outer layer of Earth
Weather systems in NY tend to come from the
Southwest/West
East
North
Underground
The inferred slow circulation of the plastic mantle is by a process called
insolation
convection
conduction
radiation
Which surface ocean current transports warm water to higher latitudes? [Hint: ESRT page 4]
Labrador Current
Falkland Current
Gulf Stream
West Wind Drift
Earth's troposphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere contain relatively large amounts of which element?
iron
hydrogen
oxygen
potassium
At which plate boundary is one lithospheric plate sliding under another?
Nazca Plate and Antarctic Plate
Nazca Plate and Pacific Plate
Indian-Australian Plate and Antarctic Plate
Pacific Plate and Indian-Australian Plate
The only dinosaur fossils found in New York State are footprints found on 210-million-yearold bedrock. In which New York State landscape region were these dinosaur fossils found? [Hint: ESRT p. 3, p. 8, p. 2]
Tug Hill Plateau
Allegheny Plateau
Adirondack Mountains
Newark Lowlands
Most of the general bedrock in the Adirondacks is
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
molten
Compared to dull and rough rock surfaces, shiny and smooth rock surfaces are most likely to cause sunlight to be
scattered
reflected
absorbed
refracted
Deforestation increases the greenhouse effect on Earth because deforestation causes the atmosphere to contain
more oxygen, which absorbs infrared radiation
more carbon dioxide, which absorbs infrared radiation
less carbon dioxide, which absorbs short-wave radiation
less oxygen, which absorbs short-wave radiation
Hurricane season in the North Atlantic Ocean officially begins in June and ends in November. Which ocean surface conditions are responsible for the development of hurricanes?
warm water temperatures and high evaporation rates
warm water temperatures and low evaporation rates
cool water temperatures and high evaporation rates
cool water temperatures and low evaporation rates
Equal masses of granite, iron, copper, and lead are placed in sunlight. Based on specific heat, which material will warm up the fastest? [Hint: ESRT p. 1]
granite
iron
copper
lead
Most of which type of electromagnetic radiation is given off by Earth's surface at night?
gamma rays
ultraviolet light
visible light
infrared rays
Which process releases 2260 joules of heat energy per gram of water into the environment? [Hint: ESRT p .1]
(a)
Which form of electromagnetic energy has the longest wavelength? [Hint: ESRT p. 14]
visible light
radio waves
UV rays
X rays
Name a mineral that reacts with hydrochloric acid.
(a)
If a sling psychrometer has a dry-bulb temp of 14 degrees Celsius and a wet-bulb temp of 12 degrees Celsius, what is the relative humidity in the air?
(a)
Under identical conditions, which surface will reflect the greatest amount of insolation?
a basaltic sand beach
a pine tree forest
a glacial ice sheet
a blacktop parking lot
When Earth cools, most of the energy transferred from Earth's surface to space is transferred by the process of
conduction
radiation
reflection
refraction
If a seismic station is 3200 km from an earthquake epicenter, what is the time needed for an S-wave to travel from the epicenter to the seismic station?
10 min 40 sec
6 min 0 sec
13 min 10 sec
4 min 40 sec
Which geologic feature is composed of the youngest crustal bedrock?
Peru-Chile Trench
Adirondack Mountains
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Earth's magnetic field has reversed itself several times during the past. This pattern of magnetic reversal is best preserved in
metamorphic bedrock in mountain ranges
bedrock with fossils containing radioactive carbon-14
layers of sedimentary bedrock of the Grand Canyon
igneous bedrock of the oceanic crust
What is the range of pressure in Earth's interior where rock with a density range of 9.9 to 12.2 g/cc is found?
0.2 to 1.4 million atmospheres
0.8 to 2.3 million atmospheres
1.4 to 3.1 million atmospheres
2.3 to 3.5 million atmospheres
Compared to the oceanic crust, the continental crust is which of the following? [Hint: ESRT p. 11 & p. 6]
less dense and more basaltic
less dense and more felsic
more dense and more granitic
more dense and more mafic
Earth's inner core is inferred to be solid based on the analysis of
seismic waves
crustal rocks
radioactive decay rates
magnetic pole reversals
The Coriolis effect occurs as a result of Earth's
revolution
rotation
tilted axis
magnetic field
