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MEGA REGENTS REVIEW 1
Test Description: A random collection of questions from all topics found on the NYS Regents exam
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Based on observations made in the Northern Hemisphere, which statement is the best supporting evidence that the Earth rotates on its axis?
A
The length of the daylight period varies throughout the year.
B
The seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter) repeat in a cyclic pattern.
C
The stars appear to follow daily circular paths around Polaris.
D
The apparent solar diameter varies throughout the year.
2) A stream has a source at an elevation of 1,000. meters. It ends in a lake that has an elevation of 300. meters. If the lake is 200. kilometers away from the source, what is the average gradient of the stream?
A
3.5 m/km
B
10 m/km
C
1.5 m/km
D
15 m/km
3) If the radioactive element in a rock sample is potassium-40, which resulting decay product would be present?
A
C12
B
Ar40
C
Sr87
D
N14
4) During which season in the Northern Hemisphere does the Earth reach its greatest distance from the Sun?
A
summer
B
spring
C
fall
D
winter
5) The same side of the Moon always faces Earth because the Moon's period of revolution
A
is longer than the Moon's period of rotation
B
equals the Moon's period of rotation
C
is longer than Earth's period of rotation
D
equals Earth's period of rotation
6) Which kind of bedrock would most likely contain fossils?
A
a basalt lava flow from an ancient volcano
B
a series of alternating layers of shale and sandstone
C
a mass of granite in the core of a mountain
D
a high-grade metamorphic rock layer made from mixed igneous and sedimentary layers
7) Which of the following is located at a converging plate boundary?
A
Iceland Hotspot
B
Marianas Trench
C
Southwest Indian Ridge
D
Sandwich Plate
8) At a seismograph recording station, the difference between the arrival times of an earthquake's compression wave (P-wave) and its shear wave (S-wave) is 8 minutes 20 seconds. How far from the station is the epicenter?
A
6,800 km
B
5,000 km
C
2,400 km
D
4,500 km
9) Which ocean current flows northeast along the eastern coast of North America?
A
California
B
Labrador
C
Gulf Stream
D
North Equatorial
10) Which is the best evidence supporting the concept of ocean floor spreading?
A
Igneous rocks along the mid-oceanic ridges are younger than those farther from the ridges.
B
Volcanoes appear at random within the oceanic crust.
C
Sandstones and limestones can be found both in North America and Europe.
D
Earthquakes occur at greater depths beneath continents than beneath oceans.
11) During the intrusion of the Palisades Sill, contact metamorphism changed sandstone into
A
limestone
B
marble
C
diorite
D
quartzite
12) Locations in New York are warmest in summer because insolation in summer is
A
most intense and of shortest duration
B
most intense and of longest duration
C
least intense and of shortest duration
D
least intense and of longest duration
13) Sediments found within a glacially-formed moraine are most likely
A
unsorted by size and layered
B
unsorted by size and unlayered
C
sorted by size and layered
D
sorted by size and unlayered
14) Chemical weathering of rocks occurs most rapidly in a climate that is
A
hot and humid
B
cold and humid
C
hot and arid
D
cold and arid
15) The period of revolution of the planets
A
decreases with greater distance from the Sun
B
has no relationship to the distance from the Sun
C
increases with greater distance from the Sun
16) Which group of elements is listed in increasing order based on the percent by mass in Earth's crust?
A
aluminum, silicon, magnesium
B
magnesium, silicon, calcium
C
aluminum, iron, calcium
D
magnesium, iron, aluminum
17) What is the approximate temperature at the mantle-outer core boundary?
A
1,500°C
B
4,500°C
C
7,000°C
D
5,000°C
18) The fact that S-waves are unable to travel through the Earth's outer core supports the inference that the outer core is
A
liquid and more dense than the inner core
B
solid and more dense than the inner core
C
liquid and hotter than the rock's melting point
D
solid and composed of iron and nickel
19) Evidence indicates that 251 million years ago a mass extinction of many life-forms occurred on Earth. Which form of life became extinct at this time?
A
dinosaurs
B
trilobites
C
eurypterids
D
mammoths
20) Mount Kilimanjaro is located at the equator. Which climate factor best explains the presence of permanent snow on its peak?
A
ocean currents
B
elevation
C
latitude
D
prevailing winds
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