Earth Science Regents Exam with
Complete Solutions
Minutes - ANS-There are 60 of these in a latitude/longitude degree.
Density= - ANS-Mass/Volume
Index Fossils - ANS-Fossils that can be used to identify a rock layer's age.
Traits of index fossils - ANS-Lived everywhere and for a short period of time.
Latitude - ANS-Runs East to West/ NYS is always North
Longitude - ANS-Runs North to South/ NYS is always West
Page 8 - ANS-Reference table page for living things.
Page 9 - ANS-Reference table page for geologic events and non-living things.
Center of Pages 8 and 9 - ANS-Has all index fossils on them.
Wet Bulb - ANS-Temperature is always less than dry bulb temperature.
Add 9 - ANS-For station model format pressures 500 or greater.
Add 10 - ANS-For station model format pressures less than 500.
Direction they come from - ANS-Winds are named for the
Divergent plate boundaries - ANS-Sea-floor spreads, creating new magma and a
convection current.
Low Pressure Mass - ANS-Inward, Counterclockwise (air is rising)
More Space - ANS-The reason air moves from high to low pressure.
Snow - ANS-Weather associated with low.
Dry - ANS-Weather associated with high.
Coriolis Effect - ANS-Why low goes counterclockwise.
, More room - ANS-Why low goes inward.
Why precipitation occurs. - ANS-Air rises, cools, condenses, forms clouds, precipitation
occurs.
Cold front - ANS-Leads to sudden heavy rain/snow/thunderstorms
Why cold front leads to rain - ANS-Cold front forces warm air up faster than a warm
front
Warm front - ANS-Leads to ongoing, light rain
Rain - ANS-Weather that occurs at frontal boundaries
Cold - ANS-Which air temperature is denser?
Outward, Clockwise - ANS-Directions of a High Pressure air mass
Orographic Effect - ANS-Effect in which side of a mountain closest to wind/water is cold
and wet, and the other side is hot and dry.
Windward - ANS-Side of a mountain that wind is directly blowing on/closest to a body of
water
Leeward - ANS-Side of a mountain that wind is not directly blowing on
Hot and Dry - ANS-Conditions on the leeward side of the mountain
Cool and Wet - ANS-Conditions on the windward side of a mountain
Reason for windward and leeward - ANS-Air is forced to rise up and over a mountain,
when it goes over it cools and sinks on the other side, making it warmer
Low - ANS-Pressure conditions on windward side of a mountain
High - ANS-Pressure conditions on leeward side of a mountain
Convection - ANS-The most common process of which energy is transferred in Earth's
atmosphere
Convection Current/Cell - ANS-Warm air rises, cools and sinks, creating winds
Unequal heating of Earth's surface (differences in pressure and air densities) - ANS-
Cause of winds
Complete Solutions
Minutes - ANS-There are 60 of these in a latitude/longitude degree.
Density= - ANS-Mass/Volume
Index Fossils - ANS-Fossils that can be used to identify a rock layer's age.
Traits of index fossils - ANS-Lived everywhere and for a short period of time.
Latitude - ANS-Runs East to West/ NYS is always North
Longitude - ANS-Runs North to South/ NYS is always West
Page 8 - ANS-Reference table page for living things.
Page 9 - ANS-Reference table page for geologic events and non-living things.
Center of Pages 8 and 9 - ANS-Has all index fossils on them.
Wet Bulb - ANS-Temperature is always less than dry bulb temperature.
Add 9 - ANS-For station model format pressures 500 or greater.
Add 10 - ANS-For station model format pressures less than 500.
Direction they come from - ANS-Winds are named for the
Divergent plate boundaries - ANS-Sea-floor spreads, creating new magma and a
convection current.
Low Pressure Mass - ANS-Inward, Counterclockwise (air is rising)
More Space - ANS-The reason air moves from high to low pressure.
Snow - ANS-Weather associated with low.
Dry - ANS-Weather associated with high.
Coriolis Effect - ANS-Why low goes counterclockwise.
, More room - ANS-Why low goes inward.
Why precipitation occurs. - ANS-Air rises, cools, condenses, forms clouds, precipitation
occurs.
Cold front - ANS-Leads to sudden heavy rain/snow/thunderstorms
Why cold front leads to rain - ANS-Cold front forces warm air up faster than a warm
front
Warm front - ANS-Leads to ongoing, light rain
Rain - ANS-Weather that occurs at frontal boundaries
Cold - ANS-Which air temperature is denser?
Outward, Clockwise - ANS-Directions of a High Pressure air mass
Orographic Effect - ANS-Effect in which side of a mountain closest to wind/water is cold
and wet, and the other side is hot and dry.
Windward - ANS-Side of a mountain that wind is directly blowing on/closest to a body of
water
Leeward - ANS-Side of a mountain that wind is not directly blowing on
Hot and Dry - ANS-Conditions on the leeward side of the mountain
Cool and Wet - ANS-Conditions on the windward side of a mountain
Reason for windward and leeward - ANS-Air is forced to rise up and over a mountain,
when it goes over it cools and sinks on the other side, making it warmer
Low - ANS-Pressure conditions on windward side of a mountain
High - ANS-Pressure conditions on leeward side of a mountain
Convection - ANS-The most common process of which energy is transferred in Earth's
atmosphere
Convection Current/Cell - ANS-Warm air rises, cools and sinks, creating winds
Unequal heating of Earth's surface (differences in pressure and air densities) - ANS-
Cause of winds
