January 2024 Earth Science Regents Questions 11-20 Question Preview (ID: 62922)

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The polar front jet stream in Earth’s atmosphere is located in the upper

a) troposphere

b) stratosphere

c) mesosphere

d) thermosphere

Which two weather symbols represent severe weather?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Compared to the average air temperature at the stratopause, the average air temperature at the mesopause is

a) 55°C lower

b) 55°C higher

c) 90°C lower

d) 90°C higher

Which atmospheric gas is important because it protects living things on Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation?

a) nitrogen

b) ozone

c) methane

d) water vapor

Equal areas of which surface absorb the most insolation and heat up most rapidly on a sunny day?

a) white sandy beach

b) calm lake surface

c) snow covered field

d) crushed basalt rock

Many periods of global warming have occurred during the last 100,000 years. The inferred primary cause of the current rise in global temperatures is the

a) change in the eccentricity of Earth’s orbit

b) change in position of tectonic plates

c) increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases

d) increase in sunspot activity

If these landscape areas receive equal amounts of precipitation, which area will likely produce the greatest amount of runoff?

a) landscape 1

b) landscape 2

c) landscape 3

d) landscape 4

The type of front represented at the boundary between the cold air mass and the cool air mass is

a) an occluded front caused by a cold front overtaking a warm front

b) an occluded front caused by a cold front overtaking a cold front

c) a stationary front caused by a cold front overtaking a warm front

d) a stationary front caused by a cold front overtaking a cold front

This index fossil would be classified as a

a) gastropod

b) nautiloid

c) coral

d) brachiopod

Which photograph shows the most likely geologic time periods when the rock layers above and below this debris layer formed?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

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