Earth Science Final Exam

What are some examples of sedimentary rock?

• conglomerates and basalt

• slate and marble
• granite and obsidian
• Sandstone, conglomerates and shale

How could a metamorphic rock turn into a sedimentary rock?

• Melting and cooling
• Heat and pressure
• Weathering, erosion, and deposition
• A metamorphic rock cannot turn into a sedimentary rock.

Which sediment would be more likely found near location Z?

• cobble
• silt
• boulder

What are the three types of rocks?

• Granite, LImestone and Sandstone
• Metamorphic
• Igneous
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Sedimentary

Coal deposits in Virginia are usually found in the

• Valley & Ridge
• Appalachian Plateau
• Blue Ridge
• Coastal Plain

Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W
• Rock Layer X
• Rock Layer Y
• Rock Layer Z

Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is covered by oceans?

• 40%
• 50%
• 60%
• 70%

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

• revolutions
• phases
• rotations
• eclipses

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days
• 8 days
• 365 days
• 28 days

Planets travel in orbits that are in the shape of a ___ .

• ellipse
• circle
• triangle
• sphere