Virginia Provinces Test Review

Coal Deposits in Virginia are the result of

• Ancient Swamps

• Ancient Sandstone

• Ancient Desert Ecosystems

• Ancient Volcanic Activity

Select the three mineral resources below that are mined in, and make the largest contributions to Virginia's economy

• Petroleum

• Sand

• Talc

• Coal

• LImestone

Colliding tectonic plates caused sedimentary rock layers in

which province of Virginia to become folded and faulted?

• Coastal Plain

• Ridge and Valley

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

Virginia has gone through many geologic changes throughout the last 200 million years. When Pangea ripped apart into the current continents on Earth today, Virginia on was at the center of the breakup. What feature most likely formed along Virginia when Pangea ripped apart?

• Island Arch

• Rift Valley

• Transform Plate Movement

• Convergent Plate movement

Which Virginia Watershed has the greatest impact in the state due to its size?

• Tennessee River Watershed

• James River Watershed

• Chowan River Watershed

• Rappahannock River Watershed

What is the best evidence that many different geologic periods are represented in Virginia?

• The presence of fossils of different ages

• The location of the Piedmont

• The amount of chemical weathering

• The length of its rivers

An estuary, like the Chesapeake Bay is an area —

• where only salt water animals are found

• where only freshwater animals are found

• where freshwater and salt water animals can be found

• where pond, creek, and river animals are found

The Chesapeake Bay is not only affected by Virginia, there are many states that affect it. Which of the following actions would negatively affect the Chesapeake Bay?

• Using less renewable resources for energy.

• Stocking ponds in Virginia with more fish.

• Planting trees along the James River in order to prevent erosion.

• Runoff of sediment from construction going into the James River.

Trilobites,are fossils of an ocean dwelling animal related to the modern day horse shoe crab. These animals lived throughout Earth's oceans hundreds of millions of years ago. Fossils of these animals can be found in sedimentary rock layers in the mountains of Virginia. This indicates that-

• the mountains of Virginia were formed by massive volcanoes

• the mountains of Virginia were once covered by swamps

• the mountains of Virginia has never been covered by water

• the mountains of Virginia were once a marine environment

Sand is a valuable resource that is mined in Virginia, and is exported all over the country. Sand can be used to make glass, and is one of the ingredients of concrete. Which province of Virginia is sand predominantly mined in?

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge

• Valley and Ridge