August 2018 Earth Science Regents Questions 11-20

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The existence of which group of organisms spans the shortest geologic time?

Which line on the graph best represents the average monthly insolation received at the equator?

The first P-wave of an earthquake travels 5600 kilometers from the epicenter and arrives at a seismic station at 10:05 a.m. At what time did this earthquake occur?

Which New York State geologic event occurred most recently?

In addition to carbon dioxide, two other major greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere are

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?

Earth’s polar regions have cold, dry climates because the Sun’s rays are at a

Atmospheric transparency will increase when