NY Released Regents Exam - Earth Science (Aug 2018)
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The diagram below represents a sundial positioned in New York State. During daylight, the shadow cast by the gnomon (pointer) moves across the disc, with the tip of the shadow pointing to the time of day.
This motion of the gnomon's shadow on the sundial is mainly due to
29Earth's rotationthe Sun's revolutionthe Sun's rotationEarth's revolution
- Q1
The diagram below represents a sundial positioned in New York State. During daylight, the shadow cast by the gnomon (pointer) moves across the disc, with the tip of the shadow pointing to the time of day.
This motion of the gnomon's shadow on the sundial is mainly due to
Earth's rotationthe Sun's revolutionthe Sun's rotationEarth's revolution30sS4-K1.1.1 - Q2The formation of the planet Uranus is estimated to have occurred approximately4.6 billion years ago2.0 billion years ago100,000 million years ago13.7 billion years ago30sS4-K1.1.2
- Q3Compared to the Jovian planets in our solar system, the terrestrial planets havemore mass and are less densemore mass and are more denseless mass and are more denseless mass and are less dense30sS4-K1.1.2
- Q4
The diagram below represents the constellation Leo that can be seen by an observer in New York State at midnight during March.
Leo is not visible to this observer at midnight during September because
Earth has rotated on its axisLeo has rotated on its axisEarth has revolved in its orbit around the SunLeo has revolved in its orbit around the Sun30sS4-K1.1.2 - Q5An observer in New York City measured the angle of insolation at solar noon each day. During which month did this observer see the noontime angle of insolation increase each day?JulyDecemberSeptemberApril30sS4-K1.1.2
- Q6The Coriolis effect occurs as a result of Earth'srotationrevolutiontilted axismagnetic fi eld30sS4-K1.1.1
- Q7During the process of condensation, water vaporreleases 2260 J/g of heat energyreleases 334 J/g of heat energygains 2260 J/g of heat energygains 334 J/g of heat energy30sS4-K1.1.2
- Q8Infiltration is generally greater than runoff where the land has agentle slope and permeable soilsteep slope and impermeable bedrocksteep slope and permeable soilgentle slope and impermeable bedrock30sS4-K1.1.2
- Q930sS4-K1.1.2
- Q1030sS4-K2.2.1
- Q11Most of the long-wave energy radiated from Earth and lost to space on a cloudless night isvisible lightgamma raysultravioletinfrared30sS4-K2.2.2
- Q12In addition to carbon dioxide, two other major greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere arewater vapor and nitrogenwater vapor and methaneoxygen and nitrogenoxygen and methane30sS4-K2.2.2
- Q13
The arrows in the diagram below represent the movement of air over a mountain.
Clouds are forming on the windward side of this mountain because the air is
expanding and cooling to the dewpointexpanding and warming to the dewpointcompressing and warming to the dewpointcompressing and cooling to the dewpoint30sS4-K2.2.2 - Q14
The graph below shows the average monthly amount of insolation received throughout a year at four locations (A, B, C, and D) on Earth.
Which line on the graph best represents the average monthly insolation received at the equator?
CADB30sS4-K2.2.2 - Q15Earth's polar regions have cold, dry climates because the Sun's rays are at ahigh angle, and lower atmospheric air is risinghigh angle, and lower atmospheric air is sinkinglow angle, and upper atmospheric air is risinglow angle, and upper atmospheric air is sinking30sS4-K2.2.2
