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Earth's lithosphere
a) is divided into tectonic plates
b) is hotter than the outer core
c) is stable with no movement
d) is just below the mantle

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

The San Andreas fault in California is an example of which boundary type?
a) Convergent
b) Divergent
c) Transform
d) none of these

Convection currents form when
a) cold air or water rises and warm air or water sinks
b) warm air or water rises and cold air or water sinks
c) Earth spins on its axis
d) waves form in the oceanbn

Alfred Wegener developed the theory of
a) Plate tectonics
b) Continental Drift
c) Evolution by Natural Selection
d) the Big Bang

Leesburg is in this geological region of Virginia
a) Coastal Plain
b) Piedmont
c) Blue Ridge
d) Valley and Ridge

The process by which rocks are broken down chemically and physically by the action of water, air, and organisms
a) Erosion
b) Deposition
c) Weathering
d) All of these

Karst topography is associated with
a) Virginia's caves
b) the Chesapeake Bay
c) The Piedmont of Virginia
d) The coastal plain of Virginia

All of lines running in the horizontal direction of the globe are called
a) Lines of longitude
b) Lines of latitude
c) The equator
d) The prime meridian

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 volume only of an object
d) the weight and volume of an object

To find the volume of an irregularly shaped object you should use a
a) metric ruler
b) meter stick
c) graduated cylinder
d) scale

The tectonic plates move because of
a) movement on the ocean floors
b) convection currents in the mantle
c) convection currents in the lithosphere
d) earthquakes and volcanic activity

A hypothesis
a) is an observation
b) is an explanation for observed patterns in nature
c) can be tested
d) always written in the form of a question

The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary. This means that it
a) is a mixture of salt and fresh water
b) it is a very deep part of the ocean
c) it is freshwater
d) it is salt water

Scientific theories
a) are just guesses
b) are supported by strong evidence from many fields of science
c) become laws when they are proven
d) never change once developed

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