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NY Earth and Space Sciences

Regents Earth and Space Sciences exam dates 2027

Tuesday, January 26, 2027 in the 1:15 p.m. session, and Tuesday, June 15, 2027 in the 1:15 p.m. session. Check your reporting time with your school.

Weeks before your Earth and Space Sciences exam
Hours a week for Earth and Space Sciences
Topic 1: Space Systems
Topic 2: History of Earth
Topic 3: Earth's Systems
Topic 4: Weather and Climate
Topic 5: Human Sustainability
Topic 6: Engineering, Technology, and the Applications of Science

26 weeks, 104 hours in all

Start with Topic 1

Space Systems: 24 of your hours. It is 6 of the 24 questions on our timed checks, 25%.

Hours per topic
TopicYour hoursShare of the checks
Topic 1: Space Systems2425%
Topic 3: Earth's Systems2425%
Topic 5: Human Sustainability2021%
Topic 2: History of Earth1213%
Topic 4: Weather and Climate1213%
Topic 6: Engineering, Technology, and the Applications of Science44%

Week by week

  1. Week 1Topic 1: Space Systems
  2. Week 2Topic 1: Space Systems
  3. Week 3Topic 1: Space Systems
  4. Week 4Topic 1: Space Systems
  5. Week 5Topic 1: Space Systems
  6. Week 6Topic 1: Space Systems
  7. Week 7Topic 3: Earth's Systems
  8. Week 8Topic 3: Earth's Systems
  9. Week 9Topic 3: Earth's Systems
  10. Week 10Topic 3: Earth's Systems
  11. Week 11Topic 3: Earth's Systems
  12. Week 12Topic 3: Earth's Systems
  13. Week 13Topic 5: Human Sustainability
  14. Week 14Topic 5: Human Sustainability
  15. Week 15Topic 5: Human Sustainability
  16. Week 16Topic 5: Human Sustainability
  17. Week 17Topic 5: Human Sustainability
  18. Week 18Topic 2: History of Earth
  19. Week 19Topic 2: History of Earth
  20. Week 20Topic 2: History of Earth
  21. Week 21Topic 4: Weather and Climate
  22. Week 22Topic 4: Weather and Climate
  23. Week 23Topic 4: Weather and Climate
  24. Week 24Topic 6: Engineering, Technology, and the Applications of Science
  25. Week 25A timed check and a set of question clusters, then review every lost credit
  26. Week 26A timed check and a set of question clusters, then review every lost credit

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January 2027Tuesday, January 26, 1:15 p.m.
June 2027Tuesday, June 15, 1:15 p.m.
LengthThree hours
AdmissionAfter completing the required Investigations

The 2027 examination periods

  • January 2027: Earth and Space Sciences is on Tuesday, January 26 at 1:15 p.m.
  • June 2027: Earth and Space Sciences is on Tuesday, June 15 at 1:15 p.m.
  • The January 2027 exam is the first to use the 2026 Revised Edition of the reference tables.

Plan back from the date

Use the planner on this page: pick your exam and the hours you have each week, and it spreads them over the six topics by their share of the test and how sure you feel, with timed checks in the final weeks.

Try 2 questions

Question 1
Islands in the chain
IslandAge of oldest lava (million years)Direction from the next younger islandDistance from the next younger island (km)
A0none (active volcano)0
B2.5northwest200
C5northwest200
D9north160
E13north160
A chain of volcanic islands formed as a plate moved over a fixed hotspot. Island A is the active volcano over the hotspot. The table gives the age of each island's oldest lava and where it lies from the next younger island in the chain. Which description of the plate's motion fits the data?
Question 2
From Long Island, a full moon rises in the east just as the Sun sets in the west. Where is the Moon in its orbit?

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Questions people ask

Is there a January 2027 Regents Earth and Space Sciences exam?

Yes. Earth and Space Sciences is scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, 2027, in the 1:15 p.m. session.

How long is the exam?

Students are permitted three hours.