The Fall Line is the natural border between which two regions?

Appalachian Plateau & Valley & Ridge

What can we best infer from the fact that some places have fossils of marine remains?

those places where once underwater

Marine animals once lived on land

the fossils were moved there by people

Going in order from EAST to WEST what are the five Virginia Provinces?

Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau

Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge

Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Piedmont

Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

Sedimentary rocks are formed by ___.

small pieces of rock are compacted and cemented together

existing rocks are baked and squeezed by pressure

magma or lava cools and hardens

igneous rocks are broken into pieces

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

The presence of fossils of different ages

The amount of chemical weathering

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 once a marine environment

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

Coal is found in sedimentary bedrock. What can you INFER about the Appalachian plateau from the fact that this is where we mine our coal?

the bedrock in the Appalachian Plateau is sedimentary

it is underlain with igneous rock

the Coal has been transported from the top of the Blue ridge

Coal mining in the Appalachian Plateau is not profitable

From looking at this graphic, and noting that coal is mined in the Appalachian Plateau, we can infer that this province

is the oldest rock on the East coast

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In which province is Bituminous coal mined?

Valley and Ridge

Appalachian Plateau

Blue Ridge

Coastal Plain

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Virginia province is shown on the map?

Coastal Plain

Piedmont

Valley and Ridge

Blue Ridge

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which Virginia province is seen on this map?

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

Blue Ridge

Appalachian Plateau

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Karst topography includes underground caverns. Where in VA would this landscape be found?

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

Valley and Ridge

Blue Ridge

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which province has the oldest rocks in VA?

Coastal Plain

Piedmont

Blue Ridge

Appalachian Plateau

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most of the gravel and sand deposits in Virginia are found in which region?

Coastal Plain

Piedmont

Valley & Ridge

Blue Ridge

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which province of Virginia contains rolling hills that are underlain by ancient igneous and metamorphic rocks?

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

Appalachian Plateau

Blue Ridge

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Virginia Physiographic Provinces

In which province is Bituminous coal mined?

Which Virginia province is shown on the map?

Which Virginia province is seen on this map?

Karst topography includes underground caverns. Where in VA would this landscape be found?

Which province has the oldest rocks in VA?

Most of the gravel and sand deposits in Virginia are found in which region?

Which province of Virginia contains rolling hills that are underlain by ancient igneous and metamorphic rocks?

The Fall Line is the natural border between which two regions?

Where would limestone be mined in VA?

The Appalachian Plateau is where coal is mined. Coal forms in what type of rock?

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