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Earth Science SOL Review 2
Test Description: SOL review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Earth's lithosphere
A
is stable with no movement
B
is hotter than the outer core
C
is just below the mantle
D
is divided into tectonic plates
2) Convergent boundaries occur when
A
two plates slide past each other
B
two plates move away from each other
C
two plates move toward each other
D
more than one of these
3) The San Andreas fault in California is an example of which boundary type?
A
Transform
B
Convergent
C
none of these
D
Divergent
4) Convection currents form when
A
Earth spins on its axis
B
warm air or water rises and cold air or water sinks
C
waves form in the oceanbn
D
cold air or water rises and warm air or water sinks
5) Alfred Wegener developed the theory of
A
Continental Drift
B
the Big Bang
C
Evolution by Natural Selection
D
Plate tectonics
6) Leesburg is in this geological region of Virginia
A
Piedmont
B
Blue Ridge
C
Coastal Plain
D
Valley and Ridge
7) The process by which rocks are broken down chemically and physically by the action of water, air, and organisms
A
Erosion
B
Weathering
C
All of these
D
Deposition
8) Karst topography is associated with
A
the Chesapeake Bay
B
The Piedmont of Virginia
C
Virginia's caves
D
The coastal plain of Virginia
9) All of lines running in the horizontal direction of the globe are called
A
Lines of longitude
B
The prime meridian
C
The equator
D
Lines of latitude
10) To find the density of an object one must know
A
the mass and volume of the object
B
the mass only of an object
C
the weight and volume of an object
D
the volume only of an object
11) To find the volume of an irregularly shaped object you should use a
A
graduated cylinder
B
metric ruler
C
meter stick
D
scale
12) The tectonic plates move because of
A
earthquakes and volcanic activity
B
convection currents in the lithosphere
C
movement on the ocean floors
D
convection currents in the mantle
13) A hypothesis
A
is an observation
B
always written in the form of a question
C
can be tested
D
is an explanation for observed patterns in nature
14) The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary. This means that it
A
it is freshwater
B
it is a very deep part of the ocean
C
it is salt water
D
is a mixture of salt and fresh water
15) Scientific theories
A
never change once developed
B
are just guesses
C
are supported by strong evidence from many fields of science
D
become laws when they are proven
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