Regents Multiple Choice 120

What are two pieces of evidence that support the Big Bang Theory?

• red shift of light and cosmic background radiation

• red shift of light and the different shapes of galaxies

• planetary motion and cosmic background radiation

• planetary motion and the different shapes of galaxies

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The diagram below compares the relative diameters of two planets in our solar system.

• Uranus and Neptune

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Earth and Mars

• Mercury and Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The motion of a Foucault pendulum provides evidence that Earth

• varies in distance from the Sun

• spins on its axis

• is tilted on its axis

• travels around the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which factor is a primary cause of seasonal changes on Earth?

• change in Earth’s distance from the Sun

• change in the rate of Earth’s rotation

• wobble of Earth’s axis

• tilt of Earth’s axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The diagram below represents the location of gyres in the Pacific Ocean. A gyre is a circular pattern of flowing ocean currents.

• the Coriolis effect

• the Doppler effect

• Earth’s magnetism

• the Moon’s magnetism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which changes in surface water movement are likely to occur when vegetation is removed from the side of a hill?

• infiltration decreases and runoff decreases

• infiltration decreases and runoff increases

• infiltration increases and runoff decreases

• infiltration increases and runoff increases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During which phase change will two grams of water release 668 joules of heat energy?

• melting

• freezing

• vaporization

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Letters X, Y, and Z identify which components of our solar system?

• X = asteroid; Y = meteor; Z = comet

• X = asteroid; Y = meteor; Z = moon

• X = comet; Y = meteor; Z = asteroid

• X = comet; Y = moon; Z = meteor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The time-exposure photograph shown below was taken by an observer in the Northern Hemisphere to record the apparent paths of stars.

• Polaris

• Alpha Centauri

• Betelgeuse

• Deneb

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The map below shows the average annual snowfall, in inches, for western New York State. According to the map, which of these cities receives the greatest average annual snowfall?

• Buffalo

• Jamestown

• Niagara Falls

• Elmira