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The June 2026 Earth and Space Science exam is composed of 33 multiple choice and 17 constructed response questions organized into eleven question clusters. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is not yet available.
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The '''June 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents exam''' (the Regents Examination in Earth and Space Sciences) has 50 questions, 33 multiple choice and 17 constructed response, organized into eleven question clusters. Select a cluster to see its questions with the answer key. Each question is listed with the NYSSLS performance expectation it assesses. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is not yet available.
  
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'''<span id="c1"></span><big>[[Questions:Iceland Hotspot|Iceland Hotspot]]</big>'''
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<metadesc>View the questions, answer key, performance expectation, and measured difficulty of each question from the NYS June 2026 Earth and Space Science exam.</metadesc>
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<metadesc>Questions and answer key for the June 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents (Regents Examination in Earth and Space Sciences): 11 question clusters, 50 questions, each linked to its NYSSLS performance expectation.</metadesc>

Latest revision as of 10:12, 30 October 2026

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The June 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents exam (the Regents Examination in Earth and Space Sciences) has 50 questions, 33 multiple choice and 17 constructed response, organized into eleven question clusters. Select a cluster to see its questions with the answer key. Each question is listed with the NYSSLS performance expectation it assesses. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is not yet available.

Iceland Hotspot · Questions 1–4

Question Standard % correct
Question 1 HS-ESS1-5 —
Question 2 HS-ESS2-1 —
Question 3 HS-ESS3-1 —
Question 4 HS-ESS3-2 —


Stars and Stellar Evolution · Questions 5–8

Question Standard % correct
Question 5 HS-ESS1-3 —
Question 6 HS-ESS1-7 —
Question 7 HS-ESS1-1 —
Question 8 HS-ESS1-2 —


The Slow Carbon Cycle · Questions 9–13

Question Standard % correct
Question 9 HS-ESS2-6 —
Question 10 HS-ESS2-3 —
Question 11 HS-ESS2-5 —
Question 12 HS-ESS2-1 —
Question 13 HS-ESS3-4 —


Conditions of a Polar Vortex Event · Questions 14–18

Question Standard % correct
Question 14 HS-ESS2-8 —
Question 15 HS-ESS2-8 —
Question 16 HS-ESS2-8 —
Question 17 HS-ESS2-8 —
Question 18 HS-ESS2-8 —


The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) · Questions 19–23

Question Standard % correct
Question 19 HS-ESS1-4 —
Question 20 HS-ETS1-3 —
Question 21 HS-ESS1-2 —
Question 22 HS-ESS1-1 —
Question 23 HS-ESS1-3 —


The Influence of Volcanoes on Earth’s Systems · Questions 24–27

Question Standard % correct
Question 24 HS-ESS2-1 —
Question 25 HS-ESS2-2 —
Question 26 HS-ESS3-3 —
Question 27 HS-ESS3-1 —


New York’s Concrete Industry · Questions 28–31

Question Standard % correct
Question 28 HS-ESS3-1 —
Question 29 HS-ESS3-6 —
Question 30 HS-ESS3-6 —
Question 31 HS-ETS1-3 —


Lake Nyos · Questions 32–36

Question Standard % correct
Question 32 HS-ESS2-8 —
Question 33 HS-ESS3-1 —
Question 34 HS-ESS2-6 —
Question 35 HS-ESS2-1 —
Question 36 HS-ESS3-4 —


The Complex Tectonics of the Western Pacific · Questions 37–41

Question Standard % correct
Question 37 HS-ESS1-5 —
Question 38 HS-ESS2-1 —
Question 39 HS-ESS2-3 —
Question 40 HS-ESS2-3 —
Question 41 HS-ESS2-5 —


Planetary Transits · Questions 42–46

Question Standard % correct
Question 42 HS-ESS1-7 —
Question 43 HS-ESS1-4 —
Question 44 HS-ESS1-1 —
Question 45 HS-ESS1-3 —
Question 46 HS-ESS1-4 —


The Siberian Traps · Questions 47–50

Question Standard % correct
Question 47 HS-ESS2-3 —
Question 48 HS-ESS2-3 —
Question 49 HS-ESS2-2 —
Question 50 HS-ESS2-1 —
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