January 2019 Earth Science Regents Questions 31-40 Question Preview (ID: 55144)

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A Clonograptus fossil was found in the surface bedrock at 43° N 73°30 W. In which New York State landscape region was this fossil found?

a) Adirondack Mountains

b) Taconic Mountains

c) Allegheny Plateau

d) Champlain Lowlands

Which graptolite from the data table would best serve as an Early Ordovician index fossil?

a) Climacograptus

b) Clonograptus

c) Didymograptus

d) Goniograptus

Which graph best shows the hours of daylight that occur at the equator on all four Earth positions shown?

a) A - 24 hours; B - 12 hours; C - 24 hours.; D - 12 hours

b) A - 12 hours; B - 12 hours; C - 12 hours.; D - 12 hours

c) A - 12 hours; B - 24 hours; C - 12 hours.; D - 24 hours

d) A - 24 hours; B - 12 hours; C - 0 hours.; D - 12 hours

Earth revolves around the Sun at the rate of approximately

a) 1° per day

b) 360° per day

c) 15° per hour

d) 23.5° per hour

At each position in Earth’s orbit, the North Pole is pointing toward

a) Pollux

b) the Sun

c) Polaris

d) the Moon

On which depositional feature is location X found?

a) an island arc

b) a barrier island

c) a drumlin

d) a floodplain

Which diagram best represents sediments with the greatest degree of sorting by size?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

If this pattern continues, during the first six hours on Wednesday, tidal height will

a) decrease, only

b) decrease, then increase

c) increase, only

d) increase, then decrease

Compared to the white sandy region, the vegetative region is

a) less humid and absorbs less insolation

b) less humid and absorbs more insolation

c) more humid and absorbs less insolation

d) more humid and absorbs more insolation

Which surface bedrock is youngest in age?

a) siltstone

b) dolostone

c) limestone

d) sandstone

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