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