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