Earth Science SOL Review #1

Front

What is the point from which an earthquake originates called?

Back

Focus

Front

Why is the Earth's inner core solid despite being hotter than the liquid outer core?

Back

The pressure from all of Earth's layers keeps it in a solid state.

Front

Which type of rock is most easily eroded by rivers?

Back

Sandstone

Front

What geological process created the folding and faulting in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia?

Back

Collisions of continental plates.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What do cyanite, quartz, and leucite have in common?

Back

They all contain silicon.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?

Back

Fault line.

Front

What is the term for the surface location directly above the focus of an earthquake?

Back

Epicenter.

Front

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

Back

Igneous rock.

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down by weathering and erosion?

Back

Sedimentation.

Front

What is the main component of the Earth's outer core?

Back

Liquid iron and nickel.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3