WorksheetsVirginia & Environment
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What province is the furthest west in Virginia?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
2.
Wind and water have eroded this rock to show the layers of sand that were laid down millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
3.
What is the oldest province in Virginia?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
4.
What is the youngest province in Virginia?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
5.
Which province is known for its karst topography?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
6.
In which province would I not find a fossil?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley & Ridge
7.
What type of fault is this?
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
8.
What type of fault is this?
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
9.
What type of fault is this?
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
10.
What type of fold is this?
a)
syncline
b)
anticline
11.
What type(s) of fold are in this image?
a)
syncline fold
b)
anticline fold
c)
syncline & anticline folds
12.
What type of fault is this?
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
13.
What is a watershed?
a)
Land that collects and channels water from a small body of water to a larger body of water
b)
the shape of the land determined by elevation
c)
A natural stream of water of considerable volume
d)
a river and all its tributaries
14.
When fertilizers enter surface water, they cause problems in
the watershed by -
the watershed by -
a)
increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.
b)
clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.
c)
raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.
d)
causing rapid algal growth that decrease oxygen levels and choke aquatic life.
15.
The illustration provided shows a river and four cities on that river. When the water from the river was sampled at location X, it was determined to be polluted with various chemicals. What would be the most likely source for this pollution?
a)
City 1 and City 2
b)
City 2 and City 3
c)
City 3 and City 4
d)
City 1 and City 4
16.
What is the fossil fuel found in the Appalachian Plateau Province?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Uranium
17.
Which region is directly west of the Fall Line?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
18.
This region has sandy, flat land?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
19.
Which region name is known as land at the foot of the mountains?
a)
Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Piedmont
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Appalachian Plateau
20.
A region with elevated, flat land.
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Valley and Ridge
21.
If a well is over pumped, what is most likely to happen?
a)
A rise in the water table.
b)
A drop in the water table.
c)
No change in the water table.
d)
Groundwater pollution.
22.
What is a likely cause of this algal bloom:
a)
Runoff from manufacturing.
b)
Acid rain
c)
Algalation due to increased bioxolene levels
d)
Agricultural runoff
23.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
24.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
25.
Generators are used to produce electricity from all of these sources EXCEPT _____.
a)
solar
b)
wind
c)
hydroelectric
d)
nuclear
26.
Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?
a)
cheap
b)
potential
c)
renewable
d)
chemical
27.
One problem with ____ energy is that it produces radioactive waste.
a)
nuclear
b)
solar
c)
tidal
d)
wind
28.
Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Agriculture
c)
Burning fossil fuels
d)
Respiration
29.
Loss of sea ice by melting in the Arctic Ocean _____________.
a)
will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
b)
will result in sea-levels rising
c)
Will have no effect on ecosystems
d)
None of the above
30.
Which is not an environmental impact of using fossil fuels?
a)
Global Warming
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Oil Spill
d)
Rapid Population Growth
31.
Which renewable energy source uses the superheated water below earth's surface to spin a turbine and generator?
a)
hydroelectric dam
b)
geothermal power
c)
wind farm
d)
hydrogen fuel
32.
What is the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of liquids and gases?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Energy
33.
Global warming is the result of
a)
The Ozone Hole
b)
Natural Earth Climate Cycles
c)
A Human-Caused Increase in Greenhouse Gases
d)
Aliens
34.
The graph below shows CO2 emissions and temperatures from 1909 to 1949. What conclusion is best supported by the graph?
a)
There is no relationship between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperatures
b)
As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase
c)
As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures decrease
d)
As carbon dioxide concentrations decrease, temperatures increase
35.
The ozone layer is damaged by
a)
CFCs
b)
Increase in greenhouse gases
c)
Increased global temperatures
d)
Sulfuric and nitric acids
36.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
37.
Global climate change is due to
a)
Greenhouse gases
b)
Nitric and sulfuric acids
c)
CFCs
d)
Ozone depletion
38.
What is Virginia's largest river watershed?
a)
York
b)
Potomac
c)
Shenandoah
d)
James
39.
What watershed is letter D?
a)
North Carolina Sounds
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Mississippi River
40.
What watershed is letter A?
a)
North Carolina Sounds
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Mississippi River
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