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Earth Science 3Q 2012-2013 11-20
Test Description: Earth Science, 3rd Quarter, 11-20
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which resource is commonly mined in Virginia?
A
copper
B
coal
C
gold
D
diamonds
2) What is a method commonly used to make nonrenewable resources last longer?
A
strip mining
B
deforestation
C
recycling
D
cleaning up of oil spells
3) This region of Virginia is covered by sand, silt and clay:
A
appalachian plateau
B
coastal plain
C
piedmont
D
blue ridge mountains
4) During which month do MOST locations in Virginia have the GREATEST potential evapotranspiration?
A
September
B
December
C
April
D
July
5) Why does water move more slowly through clay soil?
A
soil particles are very large
B
soil particles have a high density
C
soil particles have a low porosity
D
soil particles have a high porosity
6) What can form when acidic groundwater comes in contact with limestone?
A
a lake
B
soil
C
an aquifer
D
caverns
7) Soils contain MOST of its material from biological activity in which horizon?
A
subsoil
B
bedrock
C
unweathered bedrock
D
topsoil
8) An area that has many caverns and sinkholes is referred to as having -
A
meanders
B
karst topography
C
kettle lakes
D
oxbows
9) In which of Virginia's geographic provinces would you find the MOST sand and gravel?
A
coastal plain
B
blueridge mountains
C
piedmont
D
valley and ridge
10) Vast amounts of limestone, and therefore, caverns, can be found in which of Virginia's provinces?
A
coastal plain
B
valley and ridge
C
blueridge mountains
D
piedmont
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