The document reviews different types of graphs and maps that are important for understanding Earth science concepts and that may appear on the Earth science Regents exam, including: direct/inverse/no relationship graphs; cyclical graphs; isolines/contour maps that connect points of equal elevation/temperature/air pressure; how to read information from graphs like seasonal temperature and daylight changes. It emphasizes being able to draw graphs and maps, identify relationships, read contour intervals, and calculate slope from provided topographic maps.
8. A NO RELATIONSHIP GRAPH: AS THE X-
AXIS INCREASES, THE Y-AXIS DOES NOT
INCREASE OR DECREASE.
9. A CYCLICAL RELATIONSHIP GRAPH: AS THE
X-AXIS INCREASES, THE Y-AXIS INCREASES
AND DECREASES OVER AND OVER AGAIN
10. MOST NATURAL PROCESS ARE CYCLICAL
(EX. TIDES, THE SEASONS, CELESTIAL
MOTION OF PLANETS ARE CYCLICAL)
11. I MUST BE ABLE TO READ THE
GRAPHS ON THE EARTH SCIENCE
REGENTS.
12. Base your answer on The GRAPH below indicates the average number of
daylight hours and the average surface air temperature over a 12-month
period at a specific location on the Earth. Based on the graph, the
highest average surface air temperature occurs
• a. on June 21
• b. between June 21
and September 23
• c. on December 21
• d. between December
21 and March 21
13. Which statement is best supported by
the graph?
• a. The infrared radiation given
off by the Sun occurs at a
wavelength of 2,000 angstroms.
• b. The maximum intensity of
radiation given off by the Sun
occurs in the visible region.
• c. The infrared radiation given
off by the Sun has a shorter
wavelength than ultraviolet
radiation.
• d. The electromagnetic energy
given off by the Sun consists of a
single wavelength.
14. I WILL HAVE TO DRAW AT LEAST
ONE GRAPH ON THE EARTH SCIENCE
REGENTS!
15. ISOLINES (TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS), CONTOUR
LINES, ISOTHERMS, ISOBARS ARE GRAPHS THAT CONNECT
POINTS WITH EQUAL MEASUREMENTS.
16. I MUST REMEMBER TO “CONNECT THE DOTS”. TO CONNECT
THE SAME MEASURES TO EACH OTHER.
17. Does the map below show isolines, isotherms or isobars?
How do you know?
18. Draw the 1024- and 1028-millibar isobars on the weather
map provided below.