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

Colliding tectonic plates caused sedimentary rock layers in

which province of Virginia to become folded and faulted?

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?

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

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

An estuary, like the Chesapeake Bay is an area —

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?

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-

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?

Dutch Gap power plant in Chesterfield County, provides electricity for part of central Virginia. This power plant most likely converts which natural resource, mined in Virginia into electricity?

Which natural resource from Virginia is used to make glass

Which natural resource from Virginia is an energy resource that is mined from the ground in Southwest Virginia

Which natural resource from Virginia is used to make concrete

Which natural resource from Virginia is an energy resource that can be extracted from landfills

All of the following Virginia River watersheds empty into the Chesapeake Bay Except

Select the three processes that contribute the to the formation of streams and rivers.

Karst topography is found primarily in which of Virginia's physiographic provinces?

Due to the weathering and erosion of the mountains of Virginia, which province has the youngest rock layers due to the deposition of sediment along its almost flat topography.

The cross section above shows sedimentary bedrock layers A, B, C, and D exposed at Earth’s surface. Which layer appears to be the most resistant to weathering?