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WorksheetsEarth Science SOL Review 2017
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does this image best represent?
a)
the El Nino effect
b)
The La Nina Effect
c)
The warm currents of the Gulf Stream
d)
Last season's Hurricane results
2.
Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/third quarter
3.
What is the 2nd phase of the Moon cycle as seen here in this image?
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
4.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
5.
Find the volume of this piece of brass.
a)
50 g
b)
10 cm
c)
6 cm3
d)
12 cm3
6.
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?
a)
50 years
b)
100 years
c)
200 years
d)
25 years
7.
Which region of Virginia is East of the fall line?
a)
The Piedmont
b)
the Coastal Plain
c)
the Valley and Ridge
d)
the Blue Ridge
8.
What type of rocks contain fossils and coal?
a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
9.
Forms when a flowing glacier scoops out an area between two mountains.
a)
U-Shaped Valley
b)
Fiord
c)
Kettle
d)
Moraine
10.
Occurs when Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun and when Earth's shadow crosses the lighted half of the moon.
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Eclipse
c)
Lunar Eclipse
d)
Perigee
11.
what causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
solstice
d)
equinox
12.
Several factors affect climate, ________ determines the amount of solar energy received, and the prevailing wind belts.
a)
longitude
b)
elevation
c)
latitude
d)
topography
13.
______________ metamorphic rock have visible layers or elongated grains (stripes)
a)
Extrusive
b)
Foliated
c)
Intrusive
d)
Non-foliated
14.
Granite is a type of _________-grained rock.
a)
Fine
b)
Glassy
c)
Course
d)
Porphyritic
15.
Obsidian cooled _____________.
a)
Very Slowly
b)
Rapidly
c)
Not enough information
d)
Semi-slow
16.
The upper limit of the zone of saturation is called
a)
belt of soil moisture
b)
zone of aeration
c)
zone of saturation
d)
water table
17.
Karst topography is characterized by the existence of many
a)
Wells
b)
Geysers
c)
Sinkholes
d)
Springs
18.
Most tropospheric ozone in the US results from
a)
hydroelectric dams
b)
burning coal
c)
motor-vehicle exhaust
d)
industrial emissions
19.
What is the oldest layer?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
20.
Which fossil could be classified as an index fossil?
a)
Fossil 1
b)
Fossil 2
c)
Fossil 3
d)
Fossil 4
21.
Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.
a)
Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
b)
Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
c)
Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
d)
Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe
22.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
23.
What landform can you see in the picture?
a)
Floodplain
b)
Delta
c)
Waterfall
d)
Oxbow lake
24.
Layers of soil are also known as:
a)
Soil Profiles
b)
Soil Horizons
c)
Soil sheets
d)
Soil cores
25.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
26.
The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
argon
27.
This image represents this type of boundary
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
convergent
d)
tectonic
28.
This is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.
a)
Mantle convection currents
b)
Oceanic convection currents
c)
Atmospheric convection currents
d)
Solar convection currents
29.
Label A
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
30.
When rocks are physically broken down:
When the minerals in the rock are changed molecularly:
When the minerals in the rock are changed molecularly:
a)
Mechanical weathering; chemical weathering
b)
Chemical weathering; mechanical weathering
c)
Wind erosion; water erosion
d)
Water erosion; wind erosion
31.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
32.
Which clouds have the highest elevation?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
d)
cumulonimbus
33.
Why does a seabreeze blow from the ocean to the shore?
a)
High pressure over land causes a down draft
b)
The tide carries the wind to the shore
c)
Conduction of heat from the warm water produces wind from the ocean
d)
Air over land heats faster than over water which causes convection
34.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
35.
What is the dew point at this station?
a)
75 degrees
b)
61 degrees
c)
987 degrees
d)
11 degrees
36.
Which gas giant is farthest from the sun?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
37.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
38.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products of animals
b)
Form underground from dead organisms
c)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
d)
Replaced in a reasonably short time period
39.
The distance from D to E is...
a)
A little over 2 km
b)
A little over 3 km
c)
A little over 4 km
d)
A little over 5 km
40.
Water pollution that comes from a single source is considered...
a)
point source pollution
b)
nonpoint source pollution
c)
thermal pollution
d)
ocean pollution
41.
What does the Big Bang theory suggest?
a)
The universe was just there
b)
The Milky Way is the only solar system
c)
The universe is continually expanding
d)
The universe is collapsing in toward a single point
42.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a
a)
spiral
b)
lenticular
c)
elliptical
d)
irregular
43.
What organism is responsible for building oxygen levels in the atmosphere?
a)
Humans
b)
Jellyfish
c)
Cyanobacteria
d)
Birds
44.
Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?
a)
Mesozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Cenozoic
d)
Precambrian
45.
What front does this symbol represent?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
46.
What is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
biomass
47.
Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of
a)
Energy
b)
Biomass
c)
Heat
d)
Nuclear waste
48.
The sun produces energy using _____.
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
biomass
d)
geothermal
49.
Karst topography includes underground caverns. Where in VA would this landscape be found?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
50.
How do scientists find the epicenter of an earthquake?
a)
by comparing arrival times of P waves and S waves at several seismograph stations
b)
by digging at several locations and comparing data
c)
by comparing departure times of P waves and S waves at several seismograph stations
d)
by reviewing satellite photos of tsunamis
51.
Which term provides the most accurate classification of the geologic structure shown?
a)
Anticline Fold
b)
Reverse fault
c)
Normal fault
d)
Strike slip fault
52.
How are the two types of igneous rocks different?
a)
The size of the crystals and the time it takes the molten material to cool
b)
The size of the crystals and the pattern of crystals
c)
One type is exposed to more heat and pressure than the other type
d)
Some contain fossils and others do not
53.
Deltas are built up by -
a)
deposition
b)
leaching
c)
abrasion
d)
erosion
54.
A ___________________ is the area of land that collects runoff and channels it into a main river.
a)
rill
b)
gully
c)
stream channel
d)
watershed
55.
Well sorted soil...
a)
has low porosity
b)
has low pore space
c)
has high porosity
d)
means water will move through slowly
56.
Where is most freshwater on Earth?
a)
under ground
b)
in rivers
c)
in lakes
d)
frozen in polar ice caps
57.
The structure in the picture reprents
a)
an artesian well
b)
an ordinary well
c)
a spring
d)
a geyser
58.
Name the three fossil fuels
a)
coal, oil, biomass
b)
oil, natural gas, nuclear power
c)
oil, coal, natural gas
d)
biomass, solar, coal
59.
What percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water?
a)
71
b)
82
c)
50
d)
63
60.
What is the main cause of weathering and erosion to make a canyons?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
61.
Which list correctly matches each instrument with the weather variable it measures?
a)
wind vane—wind speed
thermometer—temperature
precipitation gauge—relative humidity
thermometer—temperature
precipitation gauge—relative humidity
b)
wind vane—wind direction
thermometer—dewpoint
psychrometer—air pressure
thermometer—dewpoint
psychrometer—air pressure
c)
barometer—relative humidity
anemometer—cloud cover
precipitation gauge—probability of precipitation
anemometer—cloud cover
precipitation gauge—probability of precipitation
d)
barometer—air pressure
anemometer—wind speed
psychrometer—relative humidity
anemometer—wind speed
psychrometer—relative humidity
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