August 2024 Earth Science Regents Questions 31-40 Question Preview (ID: 63434)

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The erosional process that has shaped these pebbles over time is

a) abrasion, which causes less rounding

b) abrasion, which causes more rounding

c) sandblasting, which causes less rounding

d) sandblasting, which causes more rounding

Which satellite photograph below best shows the result of the deposition of river sediments into a large body of water?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Which surface feature is represented by letter X?

a) floodplain

b) kettle lake

c) water table

d) watershed

The famous green-sand beach on the Big Island of Hawaii gets its color from green colored grains of which mineral?

a) pyrite

b) gypsum

c) olivine

d) hematite

Which metamorphic rock forms only by contact metamorphism?

a) slate

b) gneiss

c) marble

d) hornfels

Fossil evidence of which animal is most likely preserved in bedrock unit X?

a) Coelophysis

b) Phacops

c) Eurypterus

d) Tetragraptus

Compared to the other bedrock units, the relative age of the Palisades Sill intrusion is

a) younger than X, but older than Y

b) younger than Y, but older than X

c) younger than both X and Y

d) older than both X and Y

Approximately how many million years ago (mya) did the intrusion of the Palisades Sill occur?

a) 100 mya

b) 200 mya

c) 300 mya

d) 400 mya

Which climate factor causes location B to have a warmer climate than location E?

a) latitude

b) longitude

c) vegetative cover

d) nearness to a large body of water

At which location does high elevation cause temperatures to remain low all year with frequent snow events?

a) E

b) F

c) G

d) D

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