205 questions - Earth Science Regents Review

54) The map below shows the crustal plateboundaries located along the Pacificcoastline of the United States. The arrowsshow the general directions in which someof the plates appear to be moving slowly.1242 - 1 - Page 855) The diagram below illustrates Eratosthenes'method of finding the circumference of aplanet. At noon, when a vertical stick at theEquator casts no shadow, a vertical stick2,500 kilometers away casts a shadow andmakes an angle of 40D with the rays of theSun as shown.What is the circumference of this planet?A) 2,500 kmB) 22,500 kmC) 45,000 kmD) 20,000 kmQuestions 56 through 58 refer to the following:Which feature is located at 20D Northlatitude and 109D West longitude?A) East Pacific riseB) San Andreas faultC) Juan de Fuca RidgeD) Baja CaliforniaThe diagram below represents the Earth. Someof the latitude and longitude lines have beenlabeled. Points A through E represent locationson the Earth's surface.56) As a traveler goes from location A tolocation B, the altitude of Polaris willA) remain the sameB) decreaseC) increase