June 2023 Earth Science Regents Questions 11-20 Question Preview (ID: 62075)

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This crater most likely formed as a result of

a) an explosive volcanic eruption

b) the subduction at a plate boundary

c) an asteroid colliding with Earth

d) the evaporation of water from a lake

The porosity was found to be

a) greatest in container A

b) greatest in container B

c) greatest in container C

d) the same in all three containers

Which cross section represents the cloud patterns and the direction of air movement at a warm front?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Which map shows the most likely path of a low pressure systems marked by L in the United States if it follows a normal storm track?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Which weather instrument is an anemometer?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Based on the information on the station model, the weather at this location is

a) partly cloudy and windy with blowing snow

b) cloudy and windy with thunderstorms

c) cloudy and calm with visibility of 2 miles

d) partly cloudy and calm with an air temperature of 73°F

Electromagnetic energy travels through space from the Sun to the top of Earth’s atmosphere by

a) conduction

b) convection

c) radiation

d) infiltration

The intensity of insolation over the next three months will

a) decrease for both A and B

b) decrease for A and increase for B

c) increase for both A and B

d) increase for A and decrease for B

Which event is primarily responsible for the production of oxygen that first entered into Earth's early atmosphere?

a) evolution of oxygen-producing organisms

b) radioactive decay of isotopes producing oxygen

c) separation of oxygen from hydrogen in water

d) oxygen-rich comets impacting Earth

Since the break up of Pangaea, it has been inferred that the continent of North America has been generally moving toward the

a) northwest

b) northeast

c) southwest

d) southeast

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