NY Regents Earth Science Practice Questions

less mass and are less dense

less mass and are more dense

greater mass and are less dense

greater mass and are more dense

supergiant

giant

white dwarf

main sequence

5 hours

2 hours

3 hours

6 hours

Earth's rotation on its axis

Earth's revolution around the Sun

Orion's rotation on its axis

Orion's revolution around Earth

$1^{\circ}$ per day

$1^{\circ}$ per hour

$15^{\circ}$ per day

$15^{\circ}$ per hour

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

meteor showers

worldwide mass extinctions

the eccentricity of Earth's orbit

the formation of the Gulf of Mexico

$X = 1012\mathrm{mb}; Y = 1016\mathrm{mb}; Z = 1000\mathrm{mb}$

$X = 1010\mathrm{mb}; Y = 1016\mathrm{mb}; Z = 1008\mathrm{mb}$

$X = 1010\mathrm{mb}; Y = 1024\mathrm{mb}; Z = 1000\mathrm{mb}$

$X = 1012\mathrm{mb}; Y = 1024\mathrm{mb}; Z = 1008\mathrm{mb}$

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

less than in summer, and Earth's Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the Sun

less than in summer, and Earth's Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun

greater than in summer, and Earth's Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the Sun

greater than in summer, and Earth's Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun

Smooth White Marble Tile

Rough White Marble Gravel

Smooth Black Marble Tile

Rough Black Marble Gravel

Betelgeuse

Polaris

the Sun

Sirius

lithosphere

hydrosphere

asthenosphere

atmosphere

infrared

ultraviolet

red visible light

violet visible light

warmer, because the atmosphere is less transparent

warmer, because the atmosphere is more transparent

cooler, because the atmosphere is less transparent

cooler, because the atmosphere is more transparent

decrease, only

increase, only

decrease, then increase

increase, then decrease

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Early Archean

Early Carboniferous

Late Archean

Late Carboniferous

vascular plants

nautiloids

brachiopods

placoderm fish

thinner and less dense

thinner and more dense

thicker and less dense

thicker and more dense