NY Released Regents Exam - Earth Science (Aug 2023)

Quiz by NYSED Earth Science

Feel free to use or edit a copy

includes Teacher and Student dashboards

Measure skills
from any curriculum

Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.

With a free account, teachers can

edit the questions
save a copy for later
start a class game
automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
assign as homework
share a link with colleagues
print as a bubble sheet

Q 1/50
Score 0
Which two factors caused Earth and the other planets to become layered during the formation of our solar system?
29
gravity and densities of materials making up the planet
gravity and percent of water in the planet’s composition
distance from the Moon and densities of materials making up the planet
distance from the Moon and percent of water in the planet’s composition

Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen

Correct quiz answers unlock more play!

50 questions

Show answers

Q1
Which two factors caused Earth and the other planets to become layered during the formation of our solar system?
gravity and densities of materials making up the planet
gravity and percent of water in the planet’s composition
distance from the Moon and densities of materials making up the planet
distance from the Moon and percent of water in the planet’s composition
30s
Q2
The photograph below shows an object, labeled A, that was observed in the night sky for several weeks.
What is the celestial object labeled A?
a comet
a galaxy
an asteroid
a meteor
30s
Q3
The latitudes of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are determined by Earth’s
average surface air temperature
surface ocean currents
rotation
axial tilt
30s
Q4
The Coriolis effect can best be used to explain the
deflection of winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere
cyclic time pattern of ocean tides
movement of air in a straight path from low pressure to high pressure
direction of convection currents in the asthenosphere
30s
Q5
What is Earth’s approximate rate of revolution?
$15°/hour$
$1°/day$
$1°/hour$
$15°/day$
30s
Q6
At a location in the Northern Hemisphere, a camera was placed outside at night with the lens pointing at a group of stars. The shutter was left open for a few hours, resulting in the image of star trails shown below.
The star at the center of the image did not leave a trail because the star is
too massive to move in space
centered over Earth’s axis
too far away to observe its movement
not luminous enough to leave a trail
30s
Q7
Which table best lists the differences between a terrestrial planet and a Jovian planet in our solar system?
30s
Q8
The names and appearances of four Moon phases viewed by an observer in New York State in June are shown below.
Which diagram best represents the Moon’s appearance on June 3?
30s
Q9
Which graph most accurately represents the approximate percentage of Earth’s surface covered by the hydrosphere?
30s
Q10
Which diagram shows the correct position of Polaris in the night sky as seen by an observer at Watertown, NY?
30s
Q11
Which process transports groundwater upward through the soil to the surface, where it quickly evaporates during a dry season?
convection
saturation
capillarity
infiltration
30s
Q12
The diagram below represents four cylinders of particles, labeled 1 through 4. Cylinders 1 through 3 each contain equal volumes of round particles of uniform size. Cylinder 4 contains round mixed-size particles. Sizes of particles are indicated for each cylinder.
Which cylinder contains the particles with the lowest porosity?
3
4
1
2
30s
Q13
Which factor is responsible for the circulation of convection currents occurring in the hydrosphere, troposphere, and mantle?
planetary winds
density differences
solar radiation
radioactive decay
30s
Q14
The arrows on the two maps below show how the monsoon winds blow over India during the summer and winter seasons.
Compared to the amount of rainfall that India receives during the summer monsoon season, the amount of rainfall that India receives during the winter monsoon season is
less because winds blow from the land to the water
more because winds blow from the land to the water
more because winds blow from the water to the land
less because winds blow from the water to the land
30s
Q15
The map shows the location of the polar front jet stream during winter. This winter weather pattern brings extremely cold air from the far north into the United States.
Which map shows the type of air mass and the direction of polar front jet stream flow associated with this winter weather pattern?
30s