Earth and Space Sciences Regents, August 2025

29 questions. Choose one to practise it, or print the set.

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1. Question 2 Which claim best describes where energy is produced in the Sun and how the energy is released into space?
2. Question 4 Which graph best illustrates the projected pattern of the number of sunspots from 2020–2040, based on...
3. Question 5 Which claim best describes the process of nucleosynthesis in a star?
4. Question 7 Which claim correctly summarizes the effect of water on the concrete in the parking structure producing...
5. Question 8 How does the production of electricity by hydroelectric power plants at Niagara Falls, rather than by...
6. Question 10 Based on the graph, which statement accurately describes the Energy Return on Investment (EROI) for the...
7. Question 11 Which explanation about the cosmic microwave background radiation provides evidence for the Big Bang theory?
8. Question 13 Which statement correctly explains why the composition of Methuselah, a massive star, provides evidence...
9. Question 15 Based on the model and Kepler’s Laws, which graph correctly represents the relative orbital speeds of HST...
10. Question 16 Which statement correctly identifies the air movement patterns associated with the planetary wind “horse...
11. Question 17 Which winds drive the movement of a continental tropical air mass across Earth’s surface away from the...
12. Question 19 Which table correctly compares the characteristics of Hurricane 2 to Hurricane 1 and its associated...
13. Question 21 A student makes a claim that the water on our planet is most similar to the water found on comets based on...
14. Question 22 Which statement is correctly supported by evidence from the two models showing volcanic outgassing?
15. Question 25 A groundwater investigation is planned for water Well B and Well C from the cross section. A scientist...
16. Question 28 A student made a chart of constructive and destructive geologic processes from information shown in the...
17. Question 29 Based on evidence from the Formation of the Pyrites Complex models, which geologic process correctly...
18. Question 30 Based on the model above, identify the two tectonic settings in which pyrite, a sulfide-based deposit,...
19. Question 31 Which row in the table below correctly identifies the evidence and explanation for the observed cyclic...
20. Question 34 Based on the information in the table, which lettered pair correctly completes the passage below? The...
21. Question 36 Which claim identifies a benefit of developing and managing the Libby Dam Hydroelectric Project after its...
22. Question 37 Which statement correctly identifies a relationship between the hydrosphere and the biosphere in a river...
23. Question 39 Based on the River Ecosystem with a Dam model and the diagrams, which evidence-based statement correctly...
24. Question 41 Which row in the table correctly identifies the family of Eurypterus remipes, the age of the fossil, and...
25. Question 43 Based on evidence in the model, which table correctly completes the passage below? Evidence of the mass...
26. Question 44 Which evidence from the paleomap could be used to support an explanation for the presence of similar...
27. Question 45 Based on the diagram, which row in the table below provides the correct evidence that accurately describes...
28. Question 47 The change in the atmospheric carbon dioxide level from 1958 to 2020 has caused the waters around...
29. Question 50 Which claim correctly summarizes how the Coastal Carbon Capture process is a solution that will reduce the...