January 2018 Earth Science Regents Questions 31-40 Question Preview (ID: 55048)

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Which diagram represents the positions of Earth and Mars approximately one-half of an Earth year (183 days) later?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

How many million kilometers is one astronomical unit?

a) 108.2 million km

b) 149.6 million km

c) 227.9 million km

d) 377.5 million km

Mars reaches its closest distance to Earth approximately every

a) 16 years

b) 8 years

c) 3 years

d) 0.36 years

The heavy monsoon rains affecting India and Southeast Asia occur during

a) winter, when winds blow from the land

b) winter, when winds blow toward the high pressure

c) summer, when winds blow from the ocean

d) summer, when winds blow toward the high pressure

Which two-letter symbol represents the most likely air mass formed over portions of the Indian Ocean shown on the maps?

a) mP

b) mT

c) cP

d) cT

Which diagram below best represents both the relative wavelength of visible light entering a house through a window and the relative wavelength of infrared rays being given off by a table within the house?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

This bedrock is most likely

a) sandstone

b) limestone

c) hornfels

d) granite

Which statement best represents the size and shape of this pebble after the five-day period?

a) larger and more angular

b) larger and rounder

c) smaller and more angular

d) smaller and rounder

Which table indicates where the greatest stream velocity and the greatest rate of stream erosion occur?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

The crystal shape and type of cleavage of these two minerals are determined mainly by the minerals’

a) color and type of luster

b) streak and hardness

c) composition and atomic arrangement

d) density and magnetism

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