August 2019 Earth Science Regents Questions 11-20 Question Preview (ID: 55117)

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Water is returned from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere by

a) condensation and transpiration

b) condensation and precipitation

c) evaporation and transpiration

d) evaporation and precipitation

Which type of sediment sample normally has the greatest permeability rate?

a) unsorted pebbles

b) unsorted sand

c) sorted pebbles

d) sorted sand

The presence of which atmospheric condition will most likely result in clear skies in Binghamton, New York?

a) high humidity

b) high-pressure center

c) increasing wind speed

d) dewpoint equal to air temperature

Which changes in air temperature and atmospheric pressure will normally be recorded by a weather balloon when it is released at Earth’s surface and rises through the troposphere?

a) a decrease in both air temperature and atmospheric pressure

b) a decrease in air temperature and an increase in atmospheric pressure

c) an increase in both air temperature and atmospheric pressure

d) an increase in air temperature and a decrease in atmospheric pressure

Which gas is most effective in absorbing incoming harmful ultraviolet radiation in Earth’s stratosphere before that radiation reaches Earth’s surface?

a) nitrogen

b) hydrogen

c) oxygen

d) ozone

The major cause of monsoon rains in India and southeast Asia is seasonal

a) shifts in the prevailing wind belts

b) shifts in ocean currents

c) changes in the energy radiated from the Sun

d) changes in worldwide atmospheric temperatures

Compared to the temperature and water vapor content of the air at location X, the temperature and water vapor content at location Y are most likely

a) warmer and wetter

b) warmer and drier

c) cooler and wetter

d) cooler and drier

Which surface ocean current transports cool water to lower latitudes?

a) Gulf Stream

b) Peru Current

c) West Greenland Current

d) East Australia Current

Which land surface characteristics produce the greatest amount of absorption of insolation at Earth’s surface?

a) dark color and rough texture

b) dark color and smooth texture

c) light color and rough texture

d) light color and smooth texture

The planetary surface winds and air currents near Earth’s equator are usually

a) converging and sinking

b) diverging and sinking

c) converging and rising

d) diverging and rising

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