August 2019 Earth Science Regents Questions 31-40 Question Preview (ID: 55121)

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The rate of soil development in tropical areas is usually greater than the rate of soil development in arctic areas because tropical areas have

a) less chemical weathering and a scarcity of living organisms

b) less chemical weathering and an abundance of living organisms

c) more chemical weathering and a scarcity of living organisms

d) more chemical weathering and an abundance of living organisms

New York State’s Finger Lakes exist today because

a) U-shaped valleys were dammed by glacial sediments

b) V-shaped valleys are being eroded by streams

c) a drop in sea level occurred, leaving the lakes

d) a rise in sea level occurred, flooding the region

Which igneous rock could physically weather to beach sand that contains the minerals pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar, and olivine?

a) dunite

b) granite

c) peridotite

d) gabbro

Which two physical properties of graphite make it a good mineral for use in pencils?Which two physical properties of graphite make it a good mineral for use in pencils?

a) luster and fracture

b) cleavage and color

c) hardness and streak

d) greasy feel and composition

Which mineral is produced when two atoms of iron chemically combine with three atoms of oxygen?

a) garnet

b) pyrite

c) magnetite

d) hematite

Compared to the time of sunrise in Kingston, the time of sunrise in Jamestown would be approximately

a) 1 hour earlier

b) 1 hour later

c) 20 minutes earlier

d) 20 minutes later

An observer in Watertown, New York, would see the star Polaris at an altitude of approximately

a) 44°

b) 45°

c) 75°

d) 76°

Earth’s system of longitude is based on which motion?

a) Earth’s rotation

b) the Sun’s rotation

c) Earth’s revolution around the Sun

d) the Sun’s revolution around Earth

Which lettered point on the map best represents the location of the Patagonia Marble Caves? The map below shows four locations in South America, labeled A, B, C, and D.

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

Which two processes formed the marble bedrock shown in the photograph?

a) heat and pressure

b) compaction and cementation

c) melting and solidification

d) precipitation and evaporation

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