January 2019 Earth Science Regents Questions 1-10 Question Preview (ID: 55140)

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Which condition normally lowers the water table?

a) irrigation of fields for several weeks, using well water

b) several days of moderate rainfall

c) streambanks overflowing during spring runoff

d) several days of heavy snowfall, followed by rain

Which two factors will increase the rate of a stream’s flow?

a) decreased precipitation and decreased slope

b) decreased precipitation and increased slope

c) increased precipitation and decreased slope

d) increased precipitation and increased slope

Compared to column A, column B had a

a) lower rate of infi ltration and retained less water

b) lower rate of infiltration and retained more water

c) higher rate of infiltration and retained less water

d) higher rate of infiltration and retained more water

Which observation provides the best evidence that Earth orbits the Sun?

a) The Sun has a cyclic pattern of sunspot events.

b) The Sun appears to rise and set in a cyclic pattern.

c) The constellations that can be seen at night from Earth change with the seasons.

d) The constellations appear to move in a circular pattern around Earth.

What is the approximate altitude of Polaris when viewed from New York City?

a) 90°

b) 74°

c) 49°

d) 41°

This apparent change in the direction of swing is evidence that Earth

a) is tilted on its axis

b) rotates on its axis

c) revolves in an elliptical orbit

d) has magnetic poles that reverse over time

Which characteristic is directly related to a planet’s average distance from the Sun?

a) period of revolution

b) period of rotation

c) eccentricity of orbit

d) equatorial diameter

The frequency of Earth’s cycle of ocean tides is primarily controlled by

a) Earth’s rotation and the Moon’s rotation

b) Earth’s rotation and the Moon’s revolution

c) Earth’s revolution and the Moon’s rotation

d) Earth’s revolution and the Moon’s revolution

Cosmic background radiation detected from all directions in space provides evidence for the

a) greenhouse effect

b) Doppler effect

c) geocentric theory

d) Big Bang theory

The gravitational attraction between two objects in the solar system is greatest when their masses are

a) small, and the objects are close together

b) small, and the objects are far apart

c) large, and the objects are far apart

d) large, and the objects are close together

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