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WorksheetsVirginia Earth Science
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which province is Bituminous coal mined?
a)
Valley and Ridge
b)
Appalachian Plateau
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Coastal Plain
2.
Which Virginia province is shown on the map?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
3.
Which Virginia province is seen on this map?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
4.
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
5.
Which province has the oldest rocks in VA?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
6.
Which province is most unlikely to contain fossils?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Valley & Ridge
7.
Most of the gravel and sand deposits in Virginia are found in which region?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
8.
Which province of Virginia contains rolling hills that are underlain by ancient igneous and metamorphic rocks?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Appalachian Plateau
d)
Blue Ridge
9.
The Fall Line is the natural border between which two regions?
a)
Appalachian Plateau & Valley & Ridge
b)
Blue Ridge & Coastal Plain
c)
Coastal Plain & Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge & Piedmont
10.
Going in order from EAST to WEST what are the five Virginia Provinces?
a)
Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge
b)
Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
d)
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau
11.
Which of Virginia's Physiographic Provinces has the youngest rocks?
a)
the Blue Ridge
b)
the Piedmont
c)
The Valley and Ridge
d)
The Coastal Plain
12.
What Physiographic Region of Virginia is West of the Coastal Plain and East of the Blue Ridge
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Coastal Plain
13.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by ___.
a)
existing rocks are baked and squeezed by pressure
b)
small pieces of rock are compacted and cemented together
c)
magma or lava cools and hardens
d)
igneous rocks are broken into pieces
14.
Coal is an example of a ________ formed sedimentary rock
a)
clastic
b)
chemically
c)
organically
d)
poorly
15.
Which province is known for its "rolling hills?"
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
16.
Virginina has many different water resources. Which of the following have fresh water?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Lakes & Rivers
d)
Lake Superior
17.
A renewable resource is one that...
a)
Can be naturally replaced
b)
Cannot be naturally replaced
c)
Can be checked out from a library
d)
Comes from a factory
18.
Describe the majority of land in Virginia
a)
Desert
b)
Swamp
c)
Forest
d)
Parking lot
19.
The remains of animals and plants can undergo heat and pressure over time to form
a)
consrvation
b)
fossil fuels
c)
recycling
d)
nonrenewable
20.
____________ is the efficient use of resources.
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Conservation
c)
Recycling
d)
Natural Resources
21.
Oil, natural gas, and coal are called ________resources because they are not easy to replace.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
conservation
c)
natural resources
d)
nonrenewable
22.
Which geographic region of Virginia has the least impact on the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
23.
A Virginia natural resource important to the state's economy, as well as a primary source of energy, is?
a)
oil
b)
steel
c)
coal
d)
limestone
24.
The Chesapeake Bay is important to the larger ocean ecosystem because...
a)
it is the largest habitat for blue crabs in the United States
b)
It provides spawning grounds, nursery beds, and feeding grounds for many species of ocean creatures
c)
it serves as the winter home for tundra swans, Canadian geese, and a variety of other ducks
d)
some species of freshwater fish come down from the rivers to spawn in the bay
25.
Which of these is a natural resource of Virginia?
a)
a dam
b)
a glacier
c)
a river
d)
a power plant
26.
Our watershed is part of a larger watershed called -
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Mississippi Valley Watershed
c)
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
d)
Abemarle Sound
27.
Which states other than Virginia make up the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?
a)
Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, Deleware
b)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
c)
North Carolina, Georgia, Florida
d)
Louisian, Texas, Ohio
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