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| + | == How the tables are used on the exam == | ||
| + | Of the 250 questions on the five released exams (June 2025 through August 2026), 34 cannot be answered without one of the reference tables, and 2 of the 29 sample-cluster questions need one. The most-used tables are [[Solar System Objects Data Table|Solar System Data]] (7), [[Model of Generalized Planetary Wind Belts in the Troposphere|Planetary Wind Belts]] (4), [[Geologically Important Radioactive Elements Used for Radiometric Dating|Radioactive Elements]] (4), [[Surface Ocean Currents Model|Ocean Currents]] (3), [[Energy and Mineral Resources of New York State|NYS Energy & Mineral Resources]] (3). Each table's page lists the questions that depend on it, and on the question cluster pages a chip such as {{Rt|Key to Weather Map Symbols}} after the standard marks each such question and links to the table it needs. | ||
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| + | As on the chemistry and physics exams, no question names the reference tables; the dependence is implicit in what the question asks for. Eight tables have not yet been needed by any released question: [[Portion of Electromagnetic Spectrum Related to Earth and Space Sciences|EM Spectrum]], [[Emission Spectra of Some Elements from Stars|Emission Spectra]], [[Life Cycles of Stars Model|Life Cycles of Stars]], [[Generalized Surface Bedrock Geology of New York State|NYS Bedrock Geology]], [[Model of Earth's Interior Structure|Earth's Interior]], [[Generalized Cross Section Model of Earth's Surface and Interior|Surface & Interior Cross Section]], [[Locations of Selected Hotspots|Hotspots]], [[Model of Bowen's Reaction Series|Bowen's Reaction Series]]. | ||
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| + | The released exams were given with the earlier edition of the tables; the 2026 Revised Edition keeps the same 23 tables, so the questions still apply, though a few values differ (see below). | ||
== About the 2026 Revised Edition == | == About the 2026 Revised Edition == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:12, 25 October 2026
The Reference Tables for Earth and Space Sciences (ESSRT) are a collection of 23 tables, charts, maps, and models that students use throughout the Earth and Space Science course and during the Regents Examination. They are the successor to the Earth Science Reference Tables (ESRT) that were used with the previous Earth Science Regents exam. The 2026 Revised Edition is used in classrooms beginning with the 2026–27 school year; the January 2027 Regents Examination in Earth and Space Sciences is the first exam for which these tables will be used.
Every table below links to a full-size version. Each caption also lists the performance expectation the table primarily supports.
HS. Space Systems
This topic also includes the Solar System Objects Data Table (HS-ESS1-4), which is reproduced on the wiki as a data table rather than an image.
HS. History of the Earth
HS. Earth's Systems
HS. Weather and Climate
HS. Human Sustainability
How the tables are used on the exam
Of the 250 questions on the five released exams (June 2025 through August 2026), 34 cannot be answered without one of the reference tables, and 2 of the 29 sample-cluster questions need one. The most-used tables are Solar System Data (7), Planetary Wind Belts (4), Radioactive Elements (4), Ocean Currents (3), NYS Energy & Mineral Resources (3). Each table's page lists the questions that depend on it, and on the question cluster pages a chip such as Weather Map Symbols after the standard marks each such question and links to the table it needs.
As on the chemistry and physics exams, no question names the reference tables; the dependence is implicit in what the question asks for. Eight tables have not yet been needed by any released question: EM Spectrum, Emission Spectra, Life Cycles of Stars, NYS Bedrock Geology, Earth's Interior, Surface & Interior Cross Section, Hotspots, Bowen's Reaction Series.
The released exams were given with the earlier edition of the tables; the 2026 Revised Edition keeps the same 23 tables, so the questions still apply, though a few values differ (see below).
About the 2026 Revised Edition
The 2026 Revised Edition updates a number of values and figures relative to the earlier edition of the reference tables — for example, several entries in the Solar System Objects Data Table (the Sun's period of rotation and diameter, Pallas's diameter, Pluto's axial tilt, and others). Classes still using printed copies of the earlier edition should take note. The current official PDF is published on NYSED's state assessment site, on the page titled "Reference Tables for Earth and Space Sciences".