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Earth Science Review 2nd Quarter 1 - 10
Test Description: 2nd quarter plate tectonics and rock cycle
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Where, in Virginia, would you find the tallest mountains?
A
Blue Ridge Mountains
B
Appalachian Plateau
C
Coastal Plains
2) Scientist need what kind of seismic data to determine the epicenter of an earthquake?
A
P & S waves arrival time
B
height of earthquake
C
data from 2 seismograph stations
3) How are sedimentary rocks formed?
A
weathering & erosion
B
heat & pressure
C
molten magma
4) When two continental plates move toward each other, what happens to the ocean floor between them?
A
it explodes
B
it is shoved on top of the other plate
C
it is shoved underneath the other plate
5) Which is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust?
A
oxygen
B
hydrogen
C
nitrogen
6) Which of these examples are NOT characteristic of metamorphic rock?
A
bending from pressure
B
flattened crystals
C
holes from trapped gases
7) Which type of rock comes from the solidification of molten magma?
A
metamorphic
B
sedimentary
C
igneous
8) Tectonic plates that grind past one another are called:
A
strike/slip(transform) boundary
B
normal faults
C
thrust faults
9) Which occurs first in the formation of sedimentary rock?
A
folding/faulting
B
weathering/erosion
C
volcanic eruption
10) As sediments accumulate, the sediments at the bottom would be going through which part of the rock cycle?
A
weathering,
B
melting,
C
compaction/cementation
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