August 2017 Earth Science Regents Questions 21-30 Question Preview (ID: 55071)

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What are the most likely changes to atmospheric temperature and precipitation along the west coast of South America during El Niño conditions?

a) lower temperatures and lower amounts of precipitation

b) lower temperatures and higher amounts of precipitation

c) higher temperatures and lower amounts of precipitation

d) higher temperatures and higher amounts of precipitation

Which New York State index fossil is classified as a coral?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

In which cross section do the arrows represent the most probable direction of air movement over land and water surfaces at an ocean coast on a hot, sunny, summer afternoon?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

What are the probable values for the average diameter and falling velocity of the raindrops found in moderate rain?

a) average diameter = 1.20 mm falling velocity = 4.6 m/sec

b) average diameter = 1.20 mm falling velocity = 5.7 m/sec

c) average diameter = 1.60 mm falling velocity = 4.6 m/sec

d) average diameter = 1.60 mm falling velocity = 5.7 m/sec

Which diagram best represents Earth’s axis position relative to Earth’s orbital plane?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

This wire netting has been installed to prevent loss of property or life resulting from

a) crosscutting and downwarping

b) folding and faulting

c) weathering and erosion

d) high winds and flooding

Which two minerals are commercial sources of iron?

a) galena and graphite

b) muscovite mica and biotite mica

c) garnet and fluorite

d) hematite and magnetite

Which mineral can be found in the rocks phyllite, sandstone, and granite?

a) quartz

b) pyroxene

c) gypsum

d) calcite

Which agent of erosion causes the sandblasting of bedrock?

a) glaciers

b) wind

c) running water

d) wave action

Which characteristics identify mountain landscape regions?

a) steep slopes with deformed bedrock

b) steep slopes with horizontal bedrock

c) gentle slopes with deformed bedrock

d) gentle slopes with horizontal bedrock

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