June 2018 Earth Science Regents Questions 1-10 Question Preview (ID: 55019)

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Which two celestial objects are represented by letters A and B?

a) A-Moon; B-Sun

b) A-Moon; B-Earth

c) A-Sun; B-Moon

d) A-Sun; B-Earth

Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets

a) are less massive

b) are more dense

c) have greater orbital velocities

d) have shorter periods of rotation

Which event occurred more than 10 billion years ago?

a) Big Bang

b) origin of life on Earth

c) Pangaea begins to break up

d) origin of Earth and its Moon

In 1851, French physicist Léon Foucault used a swinging pendulum to demonstrate that Earth

a) is rotating

b) is revolving

c) has a curved surface

d) has a gravitational pull

Approximately how many degrees does Earth travel in its orbit in one month?

a) 1°

b) 15°

c) 30°

d) 360°

What is the relative humidity when the drybulb temperature is 16°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 10°C?

a) 6%

b) 14%

c) 33%

d) 45%

Boarding up windows would be one emergency action most likely taken to prepare for which natural disaster?

a) earthquake

b) hurricane

c) flood

d) tsunami

Which diagram best represents the general position and direction of flow of the polar front jet stream in the Northern Hemisphere during the winter months?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Which names best represents the sequence of Moon phases, as seen by an observer in New York State, when the Moon travels from position A to position D in its orbit around Earth?

a) A - waxing gibbous; B - first quarter; C - waxing crescent; D - full moon

b) A - waxing crescent; B - full moon; C - waxing gibbous; D - first quarter

c) A -full moon ; B - first quarter; C - waxing gibbous; D - waxing crescent

d) A - waxing crescent; B - first quarter; C - waxing gibbous; D - full moon

Compared to the spectral lines observed in the laboratory, the spectral lines observed in the light from the distant star have shifted toward the

a) red end of the spectrum, indicating the star’s movement toward Earth

b) red end of the spectrum, indicating the star’s movement away from Earth

c) blue end of the spectrum, indicating the star’s movement toward Earth

d) blue end of the spectrum, indicating the star’s movement away from Earth

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