Earth and Space Sciences Regents, January 2026

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

The printout is black and white, with the questions and their images and no answers.

1. Question 2 Which statements correctly summarize Hubble’s data as evidence to support the Big Bang Theory?
2. Question 3 How does the data in the graph support an explanation of the Big Bang theory?
3. Question 4 Which statement correctly explains the difference in the elements composing the two stars and compares the...
4. Question 7 Other than ocean currents, what other factor determines the global circulation of these plastic toys?
5. Question 8 Which statement explains how the removal of plastic bags in the GPGP will stabilize biodiversity in the area?
6. Question 9 A student makes a claim that the river cleanup method is a more effective design solution than the ocean...
7. Question 10 Which row in the table below correctly describes the evidence for the coevolution of Earth systems as a...
8. Question 11 Which statement identifies the evidence used to determine when the Huronian ice age occurred?
9. Question 12 Which statement correctly uses information from the model and passages as evidence to support the claim...
10. Question 14 Based on the student’s observations, which set of observations and mineral name correctly identifies the...
11. Question 17 Which statement below correctly identifies a benefit to a local community when comparing these two design...
12. Question 18 Which row in the table below correctly identifies how the use of RAP in the paving of roadways influences...
13. Question 20 Based on the information in the Pluto’s Moons data table, which row in the table below correctly describes...
14. Question 21 Which pieces of evidence shown in the model and data table support the claim that the phases of Charon as...
15. Question 23 Which statement would provide evidence for the formation of Pluto’s four smallest moons from a possible...
16. Question 24 Which claim summarizes the climate change that most likely occured at Dublin, Ireland, over the last...
17. Question 25 Which row correctly completes the passage below? When the Storegga Slide triggered a tsunami, the initial...
18. Question 26 Which three claims provide correct interpretations from data collected at Hommelstø?
19. Question 28 Based on the map, which evidence-based claim correctly identifies how a change in climate most likely...
20. Question 30 Based on the trend shown in the graph, which claim correctly describes the rate of change in ice mass from...
21. Question 32 Based on the model and the graph, which model below correctly summarizes changes to an Earth system off...
22. Question 33 A student wanted to identify the mathematical and computational information needed to determine when...
23. Question 34 Which statement provides evidence about the formation and movement of Bennu through the solar system?
24. Question 36 Which statement describes why the speed of the DART spacecraft changed before it impacted Dimorphos?
25. Question 39 Which sequence of terms best completes the claim?
26. Question 40 What are the constructive processes most likely responsible for the distribution of rock layers found in...
27. Question 41 Which statement identifies how the construction of the Mount Morris Dam has impacted the ability to...
28. Question 43 When comparing gas-powered cars to electric cars, which statement correctly summarizes the type of car...
29. Question 44 Which explanation uses evidence from the infographic to most correctly explain how human activity is being...
30. Question 45 Which evidence-based statement correctly describes how the electrical energy generation resources in the...
31. Question 46 Which claim accurately identifies a change in atmospheric oxygen levels due to a change in Earth’s...
32. Question 49 Which pieces of evidence from the maps and graph support the students’ claim?
33. Question 50 The cycling of carbon through Earth’s spheres results in different stages of coal formation. Which piece...