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WorksheetsSOL Academy Patel
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Under which condition would lowering the water table most likely occur?
a)
Extended drought over the recharge zone
b)
Decreased runoff due to planting of grass
c)
Icecaps expanded and cause lower sea levels
d)
Slow evaporation of heavy rainfall
2.
Which substance is a mixture of organic matter and weathered rock?
a)
Limestone
b)
Soil
c)
Granite
d)
Fossils
3.
In order to protect aquifers near landfills, material is placed under the soil to prevent pollution. Which property must the protective material possess?
a)
High porosity
b)
Low permeability
c)
High reactivity
d)
Low conductivity
4.
The breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller particles without a change in composition is called --?
a)
igneous intrusion
b)
chemical preceiptation
c)
mechanical weathering
d)
chemical weathering
5.
Which of these describes the area immediately below a water table?
a)
zone of aeration
b)
capillary zone
c)
recharge zone
d)
zone of saturation
6.
Which layer of the soil profile would be affected the MOST by weathering and erosion?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Which of the numbered areas represents the zone of saturation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Which Virginia watershed has the greatest impact in the state due to its size?
a)
Tennessee River watershed
b)
James River watershed
c)
Chowan River watershed
d)
Rappahannock River watershed
9.
Remains of ancient life are most often preserved through which process?
a)
Freezing
b)
Burial in sediment
c)
Entrapment in tar
d)
Drying out
10.
About 2.0 billion years ago, complex organisms began to inhabit Earth. These complex organisms developed primary because of-
a)
Changes in atmospheric gases
b)
sunlight being absorbed by land
c)
the eruption of volcanoes
d)
the impact of comets
11.
Identify the geologic time in which fish appeared?
a)
Precambrian
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Cenozoic
d)
Paleozoic
12.
Identify the geologic time in which humans appeared?
a)
Precambrian
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Cenezoic
d)
Paleozoic
13.
Identify the geologic time in which dinosaurs appeared?
a)
Precambrian
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Cenezoic
d)
Paleozoic
14.
Identify the geologic time in which single celled organisms like bacteria appeared?
a)
Precambrian
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Cenezoic
d)
Paleozoic
15.
The diagram represents areas below the surface of Earth in which fossils have been found. The fossil located in which labeled area is most likely the OLDEST?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
A bone that contains Carbon-14 is found. Carbon-14 has a half life of 5,730 years. If the bone has 25% of its Carbon-14 remaining, how many half-lives have gone by?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
Rivers, springs and aquifers are all-
a)
frozen in winter
b)
human-made structures
c)
located above ground
d)
sources of freshwater
18.
Limestone chips dissolve after they are placed in a beaker of dilute acid. Which geologic process is this MOST similar to?
a)
Faulting
b)
Folding
c)
Weathering
d)
Suduction
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