January 2018 Earth Science Regents Questions 11-20

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Ocean gyre in the Northern Hemisphere consist of a number of surface ocean currents that,together,generally flow clockwise in a roughly circular pattern.Which list contains three warm surface ocean currents that make up most of the North Atlantic OG?

A volcanic ash layer is a good geologic time marker for correlating rock layers because the ash layer was deposited over a

Most of the oceanic oxygen that began to enter Earth’s atmosphere in the early Proterozoic Era was probably produced by

Which cross section correctly represents a cold front and the air-mass movements associated with this front?

Equal areas of which surface would absorb the greatest amount of insolation on a sunny day?

This landslide is an example of

Which natural event periodically weakens western surface ocean currents in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, resulting in a change in air temperature and precipitation patterns in the United States?

Sedimentary rock layers that were deposited between 488 million and 444 million years ago are found on the surface at which two New York State locations?