Many Ways To Pass The Earth Science Regents Exam

As pressure increases, density...?

Increases

As temperature increases, density....?

Decreases

Water expands when...?

Freezing

Cyclic

A predictable pattern

What stage is water most dense?

Liquid.

The universe began with this event.

The "Big Bang

What shape is the Earth?

An oblate spheroid.

The altitude of Polaris equals your...?

Latitude.
(In the Northern Hemisphere only!)

Where is our solar system located?

On the outer arms of our galaxy.

Latitude lines go...?

East to West

Latitude Lines measure...?

North to South.

Longitude lines go...?

North to South.

Longitude lines measure...?

East to West.

What is proof of a steep slope?

The closer the isolines, the steeper the slope.

The Earth rotates from...?

East to West.

The earth revolves...?

Counter Clockwise!

All celestial objects Rise and Set?

Rise in the East, Set in the West.

The moon has phases because?

It revolves around the Earth. (Half of it is always lit)

What date is the summer solstice?

June 21st.

What date is the Winter Solstice?

December 221st.

Which area always has 12 hours of daylight?

The equator.

How does the altitude of the sun affect the shadow it casts?

The lower the altitude of the sun, the longer the shadow it casts.

What does the Foucault's Pendulum prove?

The Earth Rotates.

What does the Coriolis Affect prove?

The Earth Rotates.

What month is the Earth closest to the Sun?

January.

How does distance from the sun affect velocity?

The closer the planet is to the sun, the higher it's velocity.

What surface is the best absorber?

Rough and dark.

What surface is the best reflector?

Smooth and Light.

A half life of an element can never...?

Be changed.

What is oceanic crust made of?
Density?
Thickness?

Basalt
Mafic
Thin

What is continental crust made of?
Density?
Thickness?

Granite
Felsic
Thick

Energy moves from...?

High to Low.

What three forces to mountains form by?

Uplift, Folding, and Faulting

What temperature and humidity does chemical weathering mostly occur?

Warm and humid climates.

What temperature and humidity does physical weathering mostly occur?

Cold, Humid.

How does air move around high pressure?

Clockwise and Outward.

How does air move around a low pressure?

Counter Clockwise and Inward.

Hottest Part of the Year?

July.

Hottest Part of the Day?

After 1 P.M.

As air temperature increases, air pressure...?

Decreases.

As moisture increases, pressure?

Decreases.

How does altitude affect air pressure?

Air pressure decreases with altitude.

High Pressure?

Cool and Dry

Low Pressure

Warm and Wet

What causes wind?

Air pressure differences.

Winds blow from...?

High to Low :D

How is wind named?

From where it came from. (Origin)

The accepted value is...?
The measured value is?

Correct Answer
A guess.

The closer the air temperature is to the dew point...?

The greater the chance for precipitation.

Weather Moves from?

East to West.

Compared to warm fronts, what is the speed of a cold front?

Faster.

Porosity

Does not depend on particle size.

As particle size increases, permeability.....?

Increases

Capilarity increases when...?

Particle size decreases.

What is Ep?

Potential Evotranspiration
(depends on temperature)

What does dynamic equilibrium mean?

Balance

Increase in latitude and altitude do what to the climate?

Make the climate COLDER.

Vertical Rays (overhead sun) can only occur where?

Between 23 1/2 degrees South, and 23 1/2 degrees North.

Why are index fossils good time markers?

Because they were widely spread and the lived a short time.

As it rises, what does air do?

It expands and cools.

Whats a windward sides of a mountains climate?

Cold and wet.

Whats a leeward side of a mountains climate?

Warm and dry.

How does gravity affect erosion?

It causes all erosion that exists.

What is the number one agent of erosion?

Streams (Moving water)

What does stream velocity depend on?

Slope and Discharge.

Where is the velocity the fastest on a meander bend?

The outside.

Which particles settle out first when velocity decreases?

heavy, round, dense/

How is vertical sorting sorted?

Biggest sediments are on the bottom.

Are glacial sediments sorted or unsorted?

UNsorted.

What type of valleys do rivers and glaciers make?

V" = River
"U" = Glacier.

How does cooling rate effect the size of crystals in an igneous rock?

The faster the cooling rate, the smaller the crystals.

What types of rocks are most likely to have fossils?

Sedimentary rocks.

What kind of structure does metamorphic rocks have?

A distorted structure. (Banding can occur)

What effect a mineral's properties?

On its internal atomic arrangement.

What special characteristic does calcite have?

It fizzes under acid.

Mid-ocean ridge.

New Earth created - sea floor spreading

Trenches

- earth being destroyed- subduction zone

Compare P and S Waves based on speed

P waves are faster than S waves.

What materials can P and S Waves go through.
ex: Solids, Liquids,

P - Solids & Liquids
S- Solids Only

How many seismometer stations do you need to plot an earthquake?

3 TRES! :D

The Law of Superposition

Bottom layer is the oldest

Uncomformity

Erosion (time gap in layers)

Arid landscapes have..?

Sleep slopes with sharp angles.

Humid landscapes have...?

Smooth with rounded slopes.

What type of isotope dates the old rocks?

Uranium 235

What type of isotope dates the most recent rocks?

Carbon 14.

What moves crustal plates?

Convection currents in the mantle

Kinetic Energy

energy of motion

Potential Energy

stored energy