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Geology - Part 1
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Q1. Which Virginia province is seen on this map?
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A. Piedmont
B. Coastal Plain
C. Blue Ridge
D. Appalachian Plateau
Q2. Rocks that formed near volcanoes from molten rock are
A. Sedimentary
B. Igneous
C. Metamorphic
Q3. Which layer of the earth makes up most of its mass?
A. crust
B. mantle
C. outer core
D. inner core
Q4. A rock containing iron is soft, crumbly, reddish in color. It’s been chemically weathered by ___
A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Oxygen
C. Nitrogen
D. Sulfer
Q5. Which of the following most likely caused the changes in the location below?
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A. volcano
B. weathering
C. earthquakes
D. thunderstorm
Q6. What is the best way to survive an Earthquake?
A. Run out of your house screaming
B. Evacuate a week beforehand
C. Get into the basement
D. Drop to the ground, get under something sturdy, and hold on.
Q7. Which type of rock is hard, brown, and non-foliated?
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A. sandstone
B. coal
C. slate
D. gneiss
Q8. An exact replica of the original organism or part of the organism that was once living
A. Mold
B. Cast
C. Amber
D. Fossil
Q9. An animal with a backbone.
A. vertebrate
B. carbon film
C. invertebrate
D. fossil
Q10. Weathering erosion and deposition all contribute In the formation of a cave.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Q11. What is a fold
A. Compression forces to cause crust to move up
B. Collision of crust bends rock layers.
C. Crust moves alongside each other in opposite directions
D. A thing you do with paper
Q12. The Great Rift Valley in Africa occurs on land at this plate boundary.
A. Convergent
B. Divergent
C. Transform
Q13. Novae have been found on
A. Venus
B. Earth
C. Jupiter
D. Mercury
Q14. What is it called when sediment, after being carried, gathers to a FINAL location and settles down?
A. Compaction
B. Erosion
C. Cementation
D. Deposition
Q15. These seismic waves are slower and arrive last but causes severe damage:
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A. p-waves
B. s-waves
C. surface waves
D. z-waves
Q16. This type of boundary will create a Rift Valley
A. Divergent
B. Convergent
C. Transform
D. Subduction
Q17. Which of the following would be a good lining (so things can’t leak out) for a landfill or man made pond?
A. gravel
B. sand
C. clay
Q18. All rocks are made up of one or more.
A. sediments
B. minerals
C. metals
D. magma
Q19. What is the name given to the part of the Earth where living things are found?
A. atmosphere
B. hydrosphere
C. biosphere
D. geosphere
Q20. Breaks in rock that are created by stress of moving plates are called?
A. faults
B. fissures
C. dikes
D. intrusions
Q21. Igneous rocks that formed beneath Earth’s surface are
A. extrusive rock
B. intrusive rock
C. metamorphic rock
D. clastic
Q22. The Appalachian Plateau is the best place in Virginia to find -
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A. Coal
B. Kyanite
C. Sand
D. Gravel
Q23. Sand, particles of rock, bits of soil and remains of once living things is called:
A. sediments
B. igneous rocks
C. sedimentary rocks
D. metamorphic rocks
Q24. Something that can prove or disprove an idea or theory
A. evidence
B. uplift
C. paleontology
D. subduction
Q25. Hurricanes will become stronger and more intense
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
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