Earth Science SOL Review 2017

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What does this image best represent? Options: the El Nino effect, The La Nina Effect, The warm currents of the Gulf Stream, Last season's Hurricane results

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The warm currents of the Gulf Stream

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Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram? Options: new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter/third quarter

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full moon

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What is the 2nd phase of the Moon cycle as seen here in this image?

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Waxing Crescent

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In an experiment on plants to see how different liquids affect growth, with each plant given a different liquid (water, apple juice, or milk) while keeping soil, sunlight, and music constant, what is the independent variable?

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The type of liquid

Front

Find the volume of this piece of brass.

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6 cm³

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If the half-life of a radioactive group of atoms is 100 years, then how old is the rock if there have been two half-lives?

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200 years

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Which region of Virginia is East of the fall line? Options: The Piedmont, the Coastal Plain, the Valley and Ridge, the Blue Ridge

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the Coastal Plain

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What type of rocks contain fossils and coal? Options: intrusive igneous, extrusive igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

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sedimentary

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Forms when a flowing glacier scoops out an area between two mountains.

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U-Shaped Valley

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Occurs when Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun and when Earth's shadow crosses the lighted half of the moon.

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Lunar Eclipse