WorksheetsUnit 1 Earth Science Regents
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Foucault pendulum and the Coriolis effect
both provide evidence of Earth’s:
both provide evidence of Earth’s:
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Tilted axis
d)
Elliptical Orbit
2.
When it is solar noon at a location at 75° W
longitude, what is the solar time at a location at
120° W longitude?
longitude, what is the solar time at a location at
120° W longitude?
a)
9am
b)
12 noon
c)
3pm
d)
12 midnight
3.
Which characteristic of the planets in our solar
system increases as the distance from the Sun
increases?
system increases as the distance from the Sun
increases?
a)
equatorial diameter
b)
eccentricity of orbit
c)
period of rotation
d)
period of revolution
4.
New York State’s highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is
located at approximately
located at approximately
a)
44°10 N 74°05 W
b)
44°05 N 73°55 W
c)
73°55 N 44°10 W
d)
74°05 N 44°05 W
5.
According to astronomers, the age of the universe
is estimated to be
is estimated to be
a)
1.3 billion years
b)
4.6 billion years
c)
7.9 billion years
d)
13.8 billion years
6.
Light from distant galaxies most likely shows a
a)
red shift, indicating that the universe is
expanding
expanding
b)
red shift, indicating that the universe is
contracting
contracting
c)
blue shift, indicating that the universe is
expanding
expanding
d)
blue shift, indicating that the universe is
contracting
contracting
7.
Which gas is inferred to have been absent from
Earth’s atmosphere during the Early Archean Era?
Earth’s atmosphere during the Early Archean Era?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
nitrogen
c)
oxygen
d)
water vapor
8.
How old is a bone that has 12.5% of the original
amount of radioactive carbon-14 remaining
amount of radioactive carbon-14 remaining
a)
5,700 years
b)
11,400 years
c)
17,100 years
d)
22,800 years
9.
Which weather instrument is most useful in
measuring relative humidity?
measuring relative humidity?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
wind vane
10.
If the air temperature is 20°C and the relative
humidity is 58%, what is the dewpoint?
humidity is 58%, what is the dewpoint?
a)
5°C
b)
12°C
c)
15°C
d)
38°C
11.
Equal areas of which type of Earth surface will
absorb more insolation and radiate more energy
back toward space in the same amount of time?
absorb more insolation and radiate more energy
back toward space in the same amount of time?
a)
light colored and rough
b)
dark colored and rough
c)
light colored and smooth
d)
dark colored and smooth
12.
Which ocean current directly warms Western
Europe?
Europe?
a)
North Atlantic Current
b)
South Equatorial Current
c)
Canary Current
d)
Labrador Current
13.
Which group of organisms survived mass
extinctions that marked the ends of both the
Paleozoic Era and the Mesozoic Era?
extinctions that marked the ends of both the
Paleozoic Era and the Mesozoic Era?
a)
ammonoids
b)
graptolites
c)
eurypterids
d)
gastropods
14.
In which region of the electromagnetic spectrum
is most of Earth’s outgoing terrestrial radiation?
is most of Earth’s outgoing terrestrial radiation?
a)
infrared
b)
visible
c)
ultraviolet
d)
x rays
15.
Most scientists infer that increasing levels of
carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere are
contributing to
carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere are
contributing to
a)
decreased thickness of the troposphere
b)
depletion of ozone
c)
increased absorption of ultraviolet radiation
d)
increased global temperatures
16.
A volcanic ash layer between sedimentary rock
layers is used by geologists to
layers is used by geologists to
a)
determine Earth’s absolute age
b)
predict global warming
c)
locate an earthquake epicenter
d)
correlate widely separated rock formations
17.
Examination of the fossil record shows a general
tendency of organisms to become increasingly
more complex through geologic time. This finding
supports the theory that living things have
undergone
tendency of organisms to become increasingly
more complex through geologic time. This finding
supports the theory that living things have
undergone
a)
metamorphism
b)
evolution
c)
radioactive decay
d)
mass extinctions
18.
Crustal formation, which may cause the widening
of an ocean, is most likely occurring at the
boundary between the
of an ocean, is most likely occurring at the
boundary between the
a)
African Plate and the Eurasian Plate
b)
Pacific Plate and the Philippine Plate
c)
Indian-Australian Plate and the Antarctic
Plate
Plate
d)
South American Plate and the North American
Plate
Plate
19.
How long after receiving the first P-wave from
an earthquake centered 4000 kilometers away
does a seismic station receive its first S-wave
from the same earthquake?
an earthquake centered 4000 kilometers away
does a seismic station receive its first S-wave
from the same earthquake?
a)
1 minute
b)
5 minutes 35 seconds
c)
7 minutes
d)
12 minutes 40 seconds
20.
Which evidence recorded at seismic stations
following an earthquake supports the inference
that Earth’s interior changes from solid rock to
molten iron and nickel at the mantle-core
boundary?
following an earthquake supports the inference
that Earth’s interior changes from solid rock to
molten iron and nickel at the mantle-core
boundary?
a)
P-waves arrive earlier than S-waves.
b)
P-waves and S-waves are both recorded at all
stations.
stations.
c)
Only S-waves are recorded at all stations.
d)
Only P-waves are recorded on the opposite
side of Earth.
side of Earth.
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