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Mid-Term Practice Environmental

Total questions: 205

Worksheet time: 7hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Environmental Science?

a)

Study of the environment that involves plants

b)

Study of the environment that includes the physical, biological, and social sciences

c)

Study of the environment that involves animals

d)

Study of the environment that involves humans

2.

What does it mean to be a visual learner?

a)

You learn by seeing

b)

You learn by moving

c)

You learn by hearing

d)

You learn by sleeping

3.

A major goal of Environmental Science is

a)

To understand how we use natural resources

b)

To understand how to manage the environment

c)

To understand how we affect the environment

d)

To understand and solve environmental problems

4.

Which of the following is a major field of study within Environmental Science?

a)

History

b)

Anatomy

c)

Chemistry

d)

Physiology

5.

After a scientist concludes their research they hold a _________ to discuss it.

a)

Review

b)

Press Conference

c)

Discussion

d)

Seminar

6.

People who obtain food by collecting plants and by hunting wild animals or scavenging their remains are

a)

Hunter-gathers

b)

Pirates

c)

Explorers

7.

How many years ago did the practice of agriculture begin?

a)

200 years ago

b)

25,000 years ago

c)

5,000 years ago

d)

10,000 years ago

8.

One of the easiest ways land is converted to farmland is by using what technique?

a)

Plow it up

b)

Burn it

c)

Slash-and-burn

9.

Which of these is NOT a goal of environmental science?

a)

To learn how nature works

b)

To discover how humans interact with the environment

c)

To understand the impacts animals have on the environment

d)

To find ways to deal with environmental problems

10.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

A guess

b)

A conclusion

c)

Research

d)

Proposed explanation of an observation

11.

What are three categories of environmental problems?

a)

Ecology, biology, and mineralogy

b)

Resource depletion, pollution, and loss of biodiversity

c)

Hunter gatherer, agricultural, and industrialized

d)

Machinery, natural resources, and population growth

12.

What was the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

implementation of farming techniques

b)

domestication of animals

c)

hunting and gathering

d)

the introduction of tools

13.

During harvest season farmers would collect what?

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Seeds

14.

During the industrial revolution, the population grew in what type of area?

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

15.

What were three ways the industrial revolution changed society?

a)

Increased efficiency of agriculture

b)

Increased use of artificial substances

c)

New Inventions

d)

Increased the standard of living

16.

Earth is a ________ system.

a)

Closed

b)

Open

17.

Environmental problems can occur on which of the following scales?

a)

Regional

b)

Global

c)

All of the above

d)

Local

18.

As the population is increasing, what is decreasing?

a)

The number of people on Earth

b)

Number of Plants

c)

Number of Animals

d)

Natural Resources

19.

Many different disciplines make up Environmental Science. This means Environmental Science is a ___________.

a)

Interdisciplinary field

b)

Complicated

c)

Interesting

20.

Resources are said to be __________ when a large fraction of the resource has been used up.

a)

Natural

b)

Depleted

c)

Renewable

d)

Nonrenewable

21.

An undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely affects humans is

a)

Resource depletion

b)

Pollution

c)

Extinction

22.

In developing countries, what is increasing?

a)

Population

b)

Disease

c)

Money

d)

Jobs

23.

What are the differences between developed and developing countries?

a)

The different types of societies

b)

The amount of income

c)

Average income, level of industrialization,population growth

24.

Developing countries have lower average income than developed countries.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

An ecological footprint is

a)

a measure of the earth's biological capacity.

b)

a measure of a person's part in creating a sustainable environmental

c)

the amount of resources needed to support each person.

d)

the amount of wilderness available on the earth.

26.

Define sustainability

a)

The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level

b)

A substance that is harmful or poisonous effects

c)

The process of making an area more urban

27.

What is the scientific method?

a)

A process used to explore observations/answer questions

b)

A method used to find kinetic and potential energy

c)

A method used to discover science

d)

A method to find energy flow

28.

Safety googles should be worn in the lab.

a)

Always

b)

Never

c)

Sometimes

29.

The last step of the scientific method is

a)

Observe

b)

Make a logical conclusion

c)

Gather data

d)

Form a hypothesis

30.

Which of the following is a way for an auditory learner to learn

a)

Draw a picture

b)

Walk around

c)

Read their notes out loud

31.

Scientists rely on ________ to summarize, characterize, analyze, and compare data.

a)

One another

b)

Probability

c)

Themselves

d)

Statistics

32.

How far away you are from the average set of data is known as

a)

Statistics

b)

Probability

c)

Standard Deviation

d)

Mean

33.

You can see statistics were?

a)

On the news

b)

Online

c)

In an article

d)

All the above

34.

Representations of objects or systems are

a)

Models

b)

Flow-charts

c)

Pictures

35.

An example of a graphical model would be

a)

A math equation

b)

A picture

c)

A map

d)

A satellite picture

36.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Picture graph

b)

Line graph

c)

Bar graph

d)

Stem and leaf

37.

An example of a conceptual model would be

a)

Picture graph

b)

A flow-chart

c)

Bar graph

d)

Physical Model

38.

Risk is the probability of

a)

A chance

b)

A positive outcome

c)

An unwanted outcome

39.

__________ are standards we consider important.

a)

Values

b)

Family

c)

Beliefs

d)

Loved ones

40.

The first step in the decision-making model is

a)

Consider Values

b)

Make a decision

c)

Explore consequences

d)

Gather information

41.

The decision-making model can be used to make

a)

No decisions

b)

All decisions

c)

Some decisions

42.

Why does our food have to travel such great distances to get to us?

a)

The climate

b)

Lack of resources

c)

Laziness

43.

During nuclear fusion, energy is released because some matter is converted to

a)

energy

b)

nuclei

c)

power

d)

heat

44.

I am the center of the solar system.

a)

asteroid belt

b)

stars

c)

Sun

d)

Moon

45.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

5

d)

6

46.

What are the names of the planets?

a)

SpongeBob,sandy,barnicalboy,mermaidman

b)

Mercury,Venus,earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune

c)

Kevin,Stuart,bob,gru,dr.nifario

d)

Penny,Sherman,mr.peabody,ms.grunion,learnardo da Vinci

47.

Which planets are terrestrial planets

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

48.

What are the 4 outer planets?

a)

Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

b)

Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Earth

c)

Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn

d)

Pluto, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

49.

What are the four inner planets?

a)

Earth, Venus, Neptune, Mars

b)

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus

c)

Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury

d)

Pluto, Earth, Venus, Mercury

50.

Which planets are gas giants?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

51.

Which planets are the rocky terrestrials?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

c)

Uranus, Neptune

d)

Pluto

52.

What do you call all the planets orbiting around the Sun?

a)

Solar System

b)

Star System

c)

Sun System

d)

Planet System

53.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
54.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
55.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
56.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked by the moon
b)
The Earth is blocked moon
c)
The moon is blocked by the sun
d)
You are blocked
57.
What is the order during a lunar eclipse
a)
sun, moon, earth
b)
sun, earth, moon
58.
A lunar eclipse often has a __________ appearance
a)
Black
b)
Yellow
c)
Orange Red
d)
White
59.
A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
60.
Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Orbit
c)
Lunar Eclipse
d)
Total Eclipse
61.
What kind of galaxy is this?
a)
Ring
b)
Irregular
c)
Spiral
d)
Elliptical 
62.
What kind of galaxy is this?
a)
Peculiar
b)
Active Galaxy: Quasar
c)
Spiral
d)
Elliptical 
63.
What kind of galaxy is this?
a)
Barred Spiral
b)
Irregular
c)
Spiral
d)
Elliptical 
64.
What is the name of our galaxy?
a)
Snickers
b)
Andromeda
c)
Local Group
d)
Milky Way
65.
What type of galaxy do we live in?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Coaxial
66.
What's the unit of measurement we use when referring to our galaxies?
a)
light year
b)
light day
c)
miles
d)
kilometers
67.

What term is associated with the moons that are increasing in size (more light on them) each day?

a)

Waxing moons

b)

Waning moons

c)

Crescent moons

d)

Gibbous moons

68.

What phase of the moon is this?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

Waxing crescent

d)

Waning crescent

69.
The different phases of the Moon are caused by:
a)
The days of the months
b)
The angle at which we see the lit Moon as it revolves around the Earth
c)
The position of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun
d)
The tides of the ocean
70.

The Moon gets its light from the

a)

It reflects the Earth's light

b)

It reflects the other stars' light

c)

It reflects the Sun's light

d)

It makes its own light

71.

About how long does it take the Moon to complete it's cycle?

a)

around 1 week

b)

around 1 month

c)

around 1 year

d)

around 1 day

72.

What phase of the moon is shown?

a)

waning gibbous

b)

1st quarter

c)

waxing crescent

d)

Waxing gibbous

73.

What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?

a)

New Moon

b)

Third Quarter Moon

c)

First Quarter Moon

d)

Full Moon

74.

What is the correct phases of the Moon at position 3?

a)

Waning Crescent

b)

First Quarter (or Waxing Half)

c)

Third Quarter (or Waning Half)

d)

Waxing Gibbous

75.
What are the correct phases of the Moon from position 6 through 8?
a)
Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous
b)
Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent
76.
Why does the Moon have different phases?
a)
It follows the Sun around the Earth.
b)
It moves around the Earth.
c)
It moves around the Sun.
77.
How many phases of the moon are there?
a)
eight
b)
four
c)
ten
78.
What is the name of this phase? 
a)
1st quarter 
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
79.
What is the name of this phase? 
a)
1st quarter 
b)
Full Moon 
c)
Waning Gibbous 
80.
What is the name of this phase? 
a)
1st quarter 
b)
Full Moon 
c)
Waning Gibbous 
81.
What is the name of this phase? 
a)
3rd quarter 
b)
New Moon
c)
waxing crescent 
82.
What is the name of this phase? 
a)
3rd quarter 
b)
New Moon
c)
waxing crescent 
83.
What is the name of this phase? 
a)
3rd quarter 
b)
New Moon
c)
waxing crescent 
84.
What is the name of this phase? 
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waning Crescent
85.
What is the name of this phase? 
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waning Crescent
86.
Is solar energy a renewable or a non-renewable source of power?
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-renewable
c)
Half/Half of both
d)
Neither
87.
This type of reaction occurs when light nuclei combine to form a larger, single nucleus.
a)
Fission
b)
Fusion
c)
single displacement
d)
double displacement
88.

This process, called nuclear fusion, is the energy source of all __________.

There may be more than one answer for this questions.

a)

planets

b)

suns

c)

stars

d)

plants

89.

When hydrogen is "fused" together on the Sun, what new element is created?

a)

Helium

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Light

90.

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

a)

full moon tide

b)

new moon tide

c)

neap tide

d)

spring tide

91.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
92.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
93.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
94.
The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...
a)
it is smaller than the Sun
b)
it revolves around the Earth
c)
it is closer to the Earth
95.
Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.
a)
gravity
b)
lunar phases
c)
tides
d)
dabbing
96.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
d)
Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season
97.

Which layer is the oldest?

a)

E

b)

A

c)

D

d)

C

98.

Which layer is the youngest?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

A

99.

The earth is ______________of years old

a)

Hundreds

b)

Millions

c)

Billions

d)

Trillions

100.
The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
a)
old geologists
b)
sweet geology music
c)
the known history of rocks and fossils
d)
a list of every living thing ever
101.
The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?
a)
The absolute age of rock layers
b)
The age of fossils
c)
The relative age of rock layers
d)
the super powers of rocks
102.
What type of rock do fossils form in?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Classic
103.
Which period are we currently in?
a)
Quaternary
b)
Holocene
c)
Jurassic
d)
Tertiary
104.
Which era is the longest?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Cambrian
c)
Precambrian
d)
Phanerozoic
105.

a model scientists use to describe the timing of events and the relationships between those events in earth’s history.

a)

geologic time scale

b)

era

c)

period

d)

epoch

106.

geologic time intervals that eras are divided into.

a)

geologic time scale

b)

era

c)

period

d)

epoch

107.

a division of geologic time; a subdivision of a period. Shortest length of time.

a)

geologic time scale

b)

era

c)

period

d)

epoch

108.

looks at where the fossil is located to determine its age relative to other fossils.

a)

Relative Dating

b)

Absolute Dating

109.

Uses radioactive elements near the fossils to determine the actual age of the fossils.

a)

Relative Dating

b)

Absolute Dating

110.

Analyze the layers of undisturbed sedimentary rock. Which layer of sedimentary rock is oldest?

a)

Q

b)

R

c)

S

d)

T

e)

U

111.
What is relative age?
a)
The geologic age of a fossil, rock or geologic feature defined relative to other fossils, rocks or features
b)
The geologic age of a fossil based on when the relatives of that fossil died
c)
The geologic age of a fossil, or geologic event expressed in units of time
d)
How old your mom is
112.
Describe absolute age.
a)
number of years that have passed since the rock formed. It provides the rock with a specific age.
b)
Sedimentary Age
c)
Relative Age
d)
 An Intrusion
113.
The disappearance of a species.
a)
Evolution
b)
Extinction
c)
Migration
d)
Mutation
114.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
115.
Looking at the diagram, which layer is the oldest?
a)
dolomite
b)
limestone
c)
basalt
d)
beach sand
116.

Each rock layer is newer than the one below it

a)

law of superposition

b)

geologic time scale

c)

Permian extinction

d)

Paleozoic era

117.

the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock

a)

fossil record

b)

geologic time scale

c)

species

d)

fossil

118.

a particular period in geologic history (for example, Cambrian, Devonian, Jurassic, Tertiary)

a)

epoch

b)

era

c)

period

d)

Cenozoic era

119.

a historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of Earth's crust

a)

fossil

b)

geologic time scale

c)

species

d)

fossil record

120.

a particular period in geologic history, typically the smallest classification

a)

era

b)

period

c)

epoch

d)

Cenozoic Era

121.
Humans appeared in the ____ Era.
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Devonian
122.
Geologic time is divided into units based on ____.
a)
geologic changes
b)
fossils and rocks
c)
types of life-forms living during certain periods
d)
all of these
123.
A fossil may tell a geologist when, where, and how an organism lived.
a)
True
b)
False
124.
The Appalachian Mountains were formed during which era?
a)
Paleozoic
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Proterozoic
d)
Quaternary
125.

Mammals first appeared or emerged in this era:

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Industrial

126.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of geologic time from smallest to largest unit?

a)

era, eon, period, and epoch

b)

epoch, eon, era, and period

c)

epoch, period, era, and eon

d)

era, eon, epoch, and period

127.

Which one of these is the largest?

a)

era

b)

eon

c)

epoch

d)

period

128.

Which one of these is the shortest?

a)

era

b)

eon

c)

epoch

d)

period

129.

Which one of these is NOT an era?

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Phanerozoic

d)

Paleozoic

130.

What is the best way to compare the ages of layers from two different locations?

a)

using the law of superposition

b)

using radioactive dating

c)

comparing the fossils

d)

comparing the number of rocks

131.

When scientists can the often use radioactive dating to determine the age of igneous rock. Why do they do this?

a)

this method is easier than relative age dating

b)

this method preserves the rock samples in a lab

c)

this method provides scientists with an exact age of the rocks

d)

this method provides a more accurate way to calculate the age

132.

Fossils of the same species can be found all over the world, some separated by oceans. How does the presence of the same fossils prove Earth has changed over time?

a)

Fossils contain DNA that show a common ancestor

b)

Fossils show the gradual change of organisms over time due to the changing climate of the area they live in

c)

Fossils of the same organisms can only be found on the same continent, showing that continents have always be apart

d)

Fossils of the same organisms can be found of multiple continents showing the continents were once together

133.

Balancing rocks are a naturally occurring geological formation. How do they show that Earth has changed over time?

a)

They show how gravitation forces behaved long ago

b)

they show how erosion has changed the Earth over time

c)

They show how delicate the Earth is today compared to long ago

d)

They demonstrate that only Earth can create large rock structures

134.

A fossils of a marine species was found at the top of a mountain. What evidence does this give to scientists about how Earth has changed?

a)

the fossils take a long time to form and demonstrate the time natural processes take to change earth

b)

the living version of this fossil is only found in Florida now showing how Earth has changed

c)

the fossils in the rock layers show that the ground that is now on a mountain was once in a marine environment

d)

the fossils were made by processes that are no longer happening

135.

What is the process that determines the age of a rock or event in relation to the ages of other rocks or events?

a)

relative age dating

b)

absolute age dating

c)

radioactive dating

d)

estimate age dating

136.

What is the idea that the bottom layer is the oldest and and each overlying layer gets progressively younger?

a)

absolute age dating

b)

relative age dating

c)

law of superposition

d)

radioactive dating

137.

Which of these is the best indication of the relative age of a rock layer?

a)

The chemical make-up of the layer

b)

The thickness of the layer

c)

The distance of the layer extends over the Earth

d)

The position of the layer compared to other layers

138.

In an undisturbed rock profile, the oldest rocks are found

a)

anywhere

b)

on the top

c)

on the bottom

d)

in the middle

139.

The absolute age of a rock is the approximate number of years ago that the rock formed. The absolute age of an igneous rock can best be determined by

a)

examining the environment in which the rock is found

b)

comparing the sizes of the crystals found in the upper and lower parts of the rock

c)

examining the rock's relative position in a rock outcrop

d)

comparing the amounts of stable and unstable radioactive isotopes in the rock

140.

Which of these choices is an example of the way a geologist would use relative dating?

a)

determining the minerals that make up rocks

b)

placing rock layers in order of oldest to youngest

c)

classifying rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic

d)

using radioactive isotopes to determine an accurate age of the rock samples

141.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
142.

What theory states the continents are moving?

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Alfred Wegner

d)

Fossil

143.

Who is responsible for the theory of continental drift?

a)

Alfred Wegner

b)

Bill Nye

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Plato

144.

What theory states that Earth’s

crust and rigid upper mantle are

broken into plates?

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Alfred Wegner

c)

Plate Tectonics

d)

Fossil

145.

How many major tectonic plates are there?

a)

10

b)

2

c)

15

d)

20

146.

All of the following are major tectonic plates except

a)

North American

b)

South American

c)

African

d)

Europe

147.

What is the name Alfred Wegner gave the super-continent his theory is related to

a)

Virginia

b)

Pangea

c)

Tower

d)

Land

148.

All of the following are evidence for continental drift EXCEPT

a)

Fossils

b)

Continents moving

c)

Glaciers

d)

Continents fit together like puzzle pieces

149.

What best describes the process of subduction?

a)

The process of more dense plate sinking beneath a less dense plate during a tectonic collision

b)

The procession of tectonic plates pulling away from one another leaving cracks between them

c)

The process of two plates that hold land masses colliding causing both plates to shift upward forming a mountain range

d)

The formation of a fault where two plates meet and both plates sink at the same time, creating a chasm between them

150.

Which provides the best evidence for the theory that faults and volcanoes are results of tectonic plate interactions?

a)

Faults on tectonic plates are in constant motion, but volcanoes may not erupt for many years

b)

Faults and volcanoes existed long before there were tectonic plates

c)

Tectonic plates that have many faults do not usually have volcanoes

d)

Faults and volcanoes are often found at tectonic plate boundaries

151.

Tectonic plate motion occurs as a consequence of what that occurs in the mantle of the Earth?

a)

High temperatures

b)

Convection Currents

c)

Lava

d)

Motion

152.
a)

Comes together

b)

Slides by itself

c)

Separates

d)

Is sheared

153.
a)

Rift Boundary

b)

Sublimation Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Subduction

154.

Earth’s crust is made up of what

two parts?

a)

Continental and Continental

b)

Top and Bottom

c)

Continental and Oceanic

d)

Oceanic and Oceanic

155.

Number 1 in the picture is which region of Va?

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Piedmont

d)

Coastal Plain

156.

Number 2 in the picture is which region of Va?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Valley and Ridge

157.

Which plate boundary divides or goes apart

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

158.

The Great Rift Valley is an example of what type of boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

159.

What type of rock is found on the seafloor?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Basalt

160.

Earthquakes and Volcanoes are associated with what type of boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Transform

c)

Convergent

161.

At a transform boundary, plates

a)

Come together

b)

Divide

c)

Slide past each other

162.

Mountain building is associated with which type of boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

163.

Convergent plate boundary subduction oceanic-oceanic forms

a)

Volcanic Islands

b)

Mountain ranges

c)

Rift valleys

d)

Earthquakes

164.

A mountain built from magma, or melted rock, that rises from Earth's interior to the surface, and can occur on land or in the sea is known as a _____________.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Fault

c)

Volcano

d)

Magma Plume

165.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Antarctic Ocean

166.

Earthquakes occur

a)

Sometimes

b)

All the time

c)

Never

167.

Can scientists predict WHEN an earthquake will occur

a)

No

b)

Maybe

c)

Yes

168.

Which region of Virginia is characterized by beaches?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Blue Ridge

169.

The largest region of Va is

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Piedmont

d)

Appalachian Plateau

170.

Which region separates the Valley and Ridge from the Piedmont?

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Coastal Plain

171.

Washington County is located in which providence of Va?

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Piedmont

172.

Which region of Va contains most of the states coal resources?

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

Valley and Ridge

d)

Appalachian Plateau

173.

Which of the following is not a seismic zone of Va?

a)

Eastern Tennessee

b)

Giles County

c)

Appalachian

d)

Central Virginia

174.

What local mountain is made up of volcanic rock?

a)

House and Barn

b)

Mount Rogers

c)

Smith Mountain

d)

Keene Mountain

175.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
176.
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
177.
Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
178.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
179.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
180.
A metamorphic rock can become ______.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
all of these
181.
An igneous rock can become ______.
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
d)
all of these
182.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
183.
True or False: Igneous Rocks form from Sediment
a)
True
b)
False
184.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
185.
The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.   Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Uplift
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
186.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
187.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
188.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
189.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
190.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
191.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
192.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
193.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
194.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
195.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
196.
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
a)
stalactites
b)
magmas
c)
metamorphs
d)
sediments
197.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
198.
The movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
199.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
200.
Rocks are formed by
a)
minerals
b)
other metals
c)
small particles
d)
sediments
201.
Deposition & lithification or compacting & cementing produce
a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
igneous rocks
c)
metamorphic rocks
202.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
203.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
204.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
205.

what is the rock cycle.

a)

molten rock that is stored underground.

b)

rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

c)

a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.

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