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Earth Science Review #1
Test Description: Earth Science Regents review questions from June 2019 test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which motion allows an observer on Earth to view different constellations throughout the year?
A
constellations orbiting Earth
B
Earth orbiting the constellations
C
constellations orbiting the Sun
D
Earth orbiting the Sun
2) Most ozone is found in a region of Earth's atmosphere between 10 and 20 miles above Earth's surface. This temperature zone of the atmosphere is known as the
A
thermosphere
B
stratosphere
C
troposphere
D
mesosphere
3) What is the dewpoint if the dry-bulb temperature is 18°C and the relative humidity is 64%?
A
11°C
B
14°C
C
9°C
D
4°C
4) What is the approximate location of the Tasman Hot Spot in the Pacific Ocean?
A
160° N 36° W
B
36° S 160° E
C
160° S 36° E
D
36° N 160° W
5) The Coriolis effect, which causes the curving of planetary winds, is a direct result of the
A
inclination of Earth's axis
B
spinning of Earth on its axis
C
orbiting of Earth around the Sun
D
distance between Earth and the Sun
6) What is the dewpoint if the dry-bulb temperature is 18°C and the relative humidity is 64%?
A
4°C
B
14°C
C
11°C
D
9°C
7) When one gram of liquid water at its boiling point is changed into water vapor,
A
2260 J/g is released into the surrounding environment.
B
334 J/g is gained from the surrounding environment.
C
2260 J/g is gained from the surrounding environment.
D
334 J/g is released into the surrounding environment.
8) Which index fossil in sedimentary surface bedrock most likely indicates that a marine environment once existed in the region where the sediments were deposited?
A
Condor
B
Coelophysis
C
Mastodont
D
Eospirifer
9) Which Earth surface would most likely absorb the greatest amount of insolation on a sunny day if all of these surfaces have equal areas?
A
surface of a calm lake
B
blacktop parking lot
C
snow covered mountain slope
D
white sand beach
10) Most of the infrared radiation given off by Earth's surface is absorbed in Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and
A
nitrogen
B
hydrogen
C
methane
D
oxygen
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