Earth Science Regents

What is the reason we have seasons?

• Earth's resolution

• Earth rotation and revolution

• Earth's tilt and revolution

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The diagrams below represent the constellations seen by an observer in New York State while looking toward the southern horizon at midnight on July 9 and January 8.

Which motion is mainly responsible for the difference in the constellations visible at midnight on these two dates?

• The Sun orbits Earth

• Earth orbits the Sun

• The stars in the constellations orbit Earth

• Earth orbits the stars in the constellations

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Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Organic

• Metamorphic

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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How many days does it take the Earth to make 1 orbit around the Sun?

• 30

• 24

• 120

• 365

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An INTRUSIVE igneous rock with large crystals is formed:

• When magma cools quickly. 

• At the bottom of the ocean. 

• When magma cools slowly, allowing time for crystals to grow. 

• At the top of a mountain. 

Which natural phenomenon occurs as a result of Earth rotating on its axis?

• movement of tectonic plates

• deep ocean currents

• seasonal changes

• day and night 

The map shows a stream. Letters A, B, C, and D represent locations on the stream surface. Arrows represent the direction of stream flow.  Which two locations have the greatest stream velocities?

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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