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Which represents the boundary that would create a mid-ocean ridge
a) moving apart
b) coming together
c) moving side by side
d) ducking under another plate

Which is not a result of the movement of tectonic plates?
a) mid-ocean ridge
b) volcanic activity
c) karst topography, caves and caverns
d) earthquake activity

plates moving side by side and creating earthquakes is an example of what boundary type?
a) transform fault boundary
b) convergent boundary
c) divergent boundary
d) subduction zone

when one plate ducts under the other at a convergent boundary it is called___
a) divergent boundary
b) transform fault boundary
c) earthquake
d) subduction zone

Water that freezes and expands causing the cracks to get larger known as ice wedging is a ___ type of weathering
a) mechanical / physical
b) chemical
c) erosion
d) karst topography

In a soil profile, which layer of soil is MOST affected by weathering?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) Bedrock

What fossil fuel does the Appalachain Plateau region of Virginia give us?
a) wood
b) coal
c) limestone
d) sand

The formula for Density is____ (remember we LOVE density)
a) mass times volume
b) volume minus mass
c) mass divided by volume
d) volume plus mass

On a topographic map, the _____ the lines the steeper the slope.
a) closer
b) farther apart
c) straighter
d) more curved

The imaginary line on the globe that divides the North from the South is called ___
a) Prime Meridian
b) Equator
c) International Date Line
d) Longitude

On a topographic map the V's point ___ at a stream.
a) up
b) down
c) toward the east
d) toward the west

Hills on a topographic map are ____ and the elevation increases as they get smaller
a) circles
b) straight lines
c) squares
d) hatchured lines

In an experiment, the factor that YOU change on purpose is the ____
a) constant
b) variable
c) dependent variable
d) Independent variable

What is the order of the regions of Virginia from the WEST to the EAST?
a) Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, Appalachain Plateau
b) Appalachain Plateau, Ridge and Valley, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
c) Appalachain Plateau, Blue Ridge, Coastal Plain, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont
d) Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge

Which wave in an earthquake travels faster?
a) P-wave
b) S-wave
c) L-wave
d) Tsunamis

The Epicenter of an earthquake is located _____
a) In the earth where the energy is released
b) above the focus on the surface of the earth
c) In the mantle of the earth that contains liquid rock
d) In the earth where the S-waves stop

What comes out of an explosive volcano?
a) lava
b) alternating layers of tephra and lava
c) tephra
d) water

What is the branch of Earth Science that studies the earth's surface and the processes that form and change it?
a) Geology
b) Astronomy
c) Meteorology
d) Oceanography

What is the scale that measures the strength of an earthquake by the amount of energy that is released?
a) Tsunamis
b) Modified Mercalli scale
c) Seismic wave
d) Richter scale

fossils found on different continents, rock structures on different continents, and the puzzle like fit of the continents all are evidence of ___
a) plate tectonics
b) topographic maps
c) karst topography
d) seismic waves

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