January 2018 Earth Science Regents Questions 21-30 Question Preview (ID: 55047)

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Which mineral is commonly used as an abrasive?

a) garnet

b) halite

c) sulfur

d) graphite

If a metamorphic rock bubbles when a drop of acid is placed on its surface, the rock is most likely

a) schist

b) slate

c) marble

d) quartzite

What is the name of the largest sediment that can be transported by a stream moving at a velocity of 100 centimeters per second (cm/s)?

a) silt

b) sand

c) pebbles

d) cobbles

The Genesee River flows across both the Allegheny Plateau and the Erie-Ontario Lowlands in New York State. This river flows

a) northward, in the same general direction as the Hudson River

b) northward, in the same general direction as the Niagara River

c) southward, in the same general direction as the Hudson River

d) southward, in the same general direction as the Niagara River

The magnitude of an earthquake is a number that represents the

a) arrival time of the first P-wave

b) difference in arrival times between P- and S-waves

c) distance to the epicenter

d) energy released by an earthquake

This movement occurred along which type of plate boundary?

a) convergent

b) divergent

c) transform

d) complex

An earthquake occurs at 10:05 a.m. At 10:09 a.m., the first P-wave from this earthquake is detected at a seismic station. Approximately how many kilometers (km) from the epicenter is this seismic station located?

a) 1000 km

b) 2000 km

c) 2600 km

d) 5600 km

Compared to the density and composition of the oceanic crust, the continental crust is

a) less dense and more mafic

b) less dense and more felsic

c) more dense and less mafic

d) more dense and less felsic

Earth’s interior at a depth of 3500 kilometers is believed to be

a) liquid at a temperature of approximately 4900°C

b) solid at a temperature of approximately 4900°C

c) liquid at a temperature of approximately 5400°C

d) liquid at a temperature of approximately 5400°C

What is the name of the features indicated by letter X?

a) barrier islands

b) island arc

c) deltas

d) moraines

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