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Test Description: These questions are tied directly to the 100 Illustrated Ways to Pass the Earth Science Regents review sheet: ReviewEarthScience.com/100ways

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) Clouds usually form on the windward sides of mountains because this is where air

Arises and warms Bsinks and cools Csinks and warms Drises and cools

2) Which particle will most likely settle to the bottom first as the velocity of this stream decreases?

ADensity = 2.8 g/mL BDensity = 0.8 g/mL CDensity = 3.8 g/mL DDensity = 1.8 g/mL

3) Which property would best distinguish sediment deposited by a river from sediment deposited by a glacier?

Amineral composition of the sediment Bamount of sediment sorting Cage of fossils found in the sediment Dthickness of sediment layers

4) How can a model river be changed to increase the amount of sediment transported by it?

Adecrease the slope Bdecrease the temperature of the sediment Cincrease the rate of the water flow Dincrease the size of the sediment

5) Which agent is mainly responsible for the most erosion found in New York State?

Awind Bglaciers Cwaves Dstreams

6) The streambank on the outside of this meander is steeper than the streambank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of this meander is moving

Aslower, causing deposition Bfaster, causing erosion Cfaster, causing deposition Dslower, causing erosion

7) Which event is the best example of erosion?

Arolling of a pebble along the bottom of a stream Bcrumbling of bedrock in one area to form soil Cdissolving of rock particles on a limestone gravestone by acid rain Dbreaking apart of shale as a result of water freezing in a crack

8) Which set of surface soil conditions on a hillside would result in the most infiltration of rainfall?

Agentle slope, saturated soil, no vegetation Bgentle slope, unsaturated soil, vegetation Csteep slope, saturated soil, vegetation Dsteep slope, unsaturated soil, no vegetation

9) Chemical weathering occurs typically in

Acold and dry climates Bwarm and dry climates Cwarm and humid climates Dcold and humid climates

10) Physical weathering occurs typically in

Awarm and dry climates Bcold and dry climates Cwarm and humid climates Dcold and humid climates

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