August 2018 Earth Science Regents Questions 11-20 Question Preview (ID: 55127)

Use Your Knowledge Of Earth Science To Answer All Questions In The Data Set. You Will Need Your Earth Science Reference Tables And A Calculator To Answer Some Of The Questions. Good Luck. Corresponding Data Sets: 55132, 55130, 55128, 55127, 55126. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Answers? Play games to get them!

Most of the long-wave energy radiated from Earth and lost to space on a cloudless night is

a) ultraviolet

b) infrared

c) visible light

d) gamma rays

In addition to carbon dioxide, two other major greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere are

a) oxygen and nitrogen

b) oxygen and methane

c) water vapor and nitrogen

d) water vapor and methane

Clouds are forming on the windward side of this mountain because the air is

a) expanding and cooling to the dewpoint

b) expanding and warming to the dewpoint

c) compressing and cooling to the dewpoint

d) compressing and warming to the dewpoint

Which line on the graph best represents the average monthly insolation received at the equator?

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

Earth’s polar regions have cold, dry climates because the Sun’s rays are at a

a) low angle, and upper atmospheric air is sinking

b) low angle, and upper atmospheric air is rising

c) high angle, and lower atmospheric air is sinking

d) high angle, and lower atmospheric air is rising

Atmospheric transparency will increase when

a) volcanic eruptions occur

b) fog is produced

c) insolation is reflected by clouds

d) precipitation removes dust particles from the air

The existence of which group of organisms spans the shortest geologic time?

a) birds

b) humans

c) dinosaurs

d) placoderm fish

Which New York State geologic event occurred most recently?

a) Taconian orogeny

b) Grenville orogeny

c) formation of the Catskill delta

d) dome-like uplift of the Adirondack region

The only dinosaur fossils found in New York State are footprints found on 210-million-yearold bedrock. In which New York State landscape region were these dinosaur fossils found?

a) Tug Hill Plateau

b) Newark Lowlands

c) Allegheny Plateau

d) Adirondack Mountains

The first P-wave of an earthquake travels 5600 kilometers from the epicenter and arrives at a seismic station at 10:05 a.m. At what time did this earthquake occur?

a) 9:49 a.m.

b) 9:56 a.m.

c) 10:02 a.m.

d) 10:14 a.m.

Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 55127 in the upper right hand corner or click here.