WorksheetsEarth Science SOL review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What phase of the moon occurs at 1?
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
1st quarter moon
d)
3rd quarter moon
2.
On this day, which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight?
a)
Location E
b)
Location B
c)
Location C
d)
Location D
3.
Which statement is true concerning the diagram shown above?
a)
A lunar eclipse was observed from position A.
b)
A lunar eclipse was observed from position B.
c)
A solar eclipse was observed from position A.
d)
A solar eclipse was observed from position B.
4.
Which theory states that the universe was created from a very hot dense state that expanded and eventually condensed into galaxies?
a)
Big bang theory
b)
Solar nebula theory
c)
Steady state theory
d)
Offspring Theory
5.
According to the HR diagram, which are the brightest stars?
a)
Red Giants
b)
Main sequence stars
c)
Super giants
d)
White dwarfs
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Find the volume of this piece of brass.
a)
50 g
b)
10 cm
c)
6 cm3
d)
12 cm3
9.
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
10.
What type of rocks contain fossils and coal?
a)
intrusive igneous
b)
extrusive igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
11.
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
12.
______________ metamorphic rock have visible layers or elongated grains (stripes)
a)
Extrusive
b)
Foliated
c)
Intrusive
d)
Non-foliated
13.
Granite is a type of _________-grained rock.
a)
Fine
b)
Glassy
c)
Course
d)
Porphyritic
14.
Obsidian cooled _____________.
a)
Very Slowly
b)
Rapidly
c)
Not enough information
d)
Semi-slow
15.
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
16.
Karst topography is characterized by the existence of many
a)
Wells
b)
Geysers
c)
Sinkholes
d)
Springs
17.
What is the oldest layer?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
18.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
19.
Layers of soil are also known as:
a)
Soil Profiles
b)
Soil Horizons
c)
Soil sheets
d)
Soil cores
20.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
21.
This image represents this type of boundary
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
convergent
d)
tectonic
22.
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
23.
Label A
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
24.
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
25.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
26.
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
27.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
28.
What is the dew point at this station?
a)
75 degrees
b)
61 degrees
c)
987 degrees
d)
11 degrees
29.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
30.
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
31.
Water pollution that comes from a single source is considered...
a)
point source pollution
b)
nonpoint source pollution
c)
thermal pollution
d)
ocean pollution
32.
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
33.
What organism is responsible for building oxygen levels in the atmosphere?
a)
Humans
b)
Jellyfish
c)
Cyanobacteria
d)
Birds
34.
Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?
a)
Mesozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Cenozoic
d)
Precambrian
35.
What front does this symbol represent?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
36.
What is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
biomass
37.
The sun produces energy using _____.
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
biomass
d)
geothermal
38.
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
39.
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
40.
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
41.
Well sorted soil...
a)
has low porosity
b)
has low pore space
c)
has high porosity
d)
means water will move through slowly
42.
Name the three fossil fuels
a)
coal, oil, biomass
b)
oil, natural gas, nuclear power
c)
oil, coal, natural gas
d)
biomass, solar, coal
43.
What is the main cause of weathering and erosion to make a canyons?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
44.
What is the density of a plastic ball that has a volume of 6cm3 and a mass of 12g?
a)
2g/cm3
b)
.5g/cm3
c)
72g/cm3
d)
4mL
45.
A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; the predecessor to stars...
a)
Constellation
b)
Black hole
c)
Nebula
d)
Galaxy
46.
This layer of the atmosphere contains most of the ozone.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
47.
Which was the first object made my humans to orbit Earth?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
48.
Which Virginia province is seen on this map?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
49.
How do Intrusive Igneous rocks cool?
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
c)
really fast
50.
Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____
a)
Extrusive and Intrusive
b)
Foliated and Non-Foliated
c)
Clastic and Biochemical
d)
Black and Gray
51.
Landforms created by dissolving minerals such as limestone, which result in caves and sinkholes
a)
Glaciers
b)
Watersheds
c)
Karst Topography
d)
Floodplains
52.
Which property controls whether a star will become a Giant star or Supergiant star after the Main Sequence stage?
a)
Mass
b)
Color
c)
Shape
d)
Composition
53.
The theory of _____ suggests that the Earth is separated into large sections, called plates.
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Big Bang
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Big Plate
54.
What is the large landmass that broke up and drifted to form our present day continents?
a)
Pangaea
b)
Atlantis
c)
Eurasia
d)
Supernova
55.
A mineral that is mined for profit is considered a/an?
a)
Mineral
b)
Element
c)
Rock
d)
Ore
56.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
57.
Which type of rock is always formed after the process of compaction and cementation?
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
d)
Obsidian
58.
The label L indicates an area of low —
a)
pressure
b)
rainfall
c)
temperatures
d)
altitudes
59.
Which statement is an inference about this picture?
a)
The van is tan.
b)
The van ran into KFC.
c)
The driver was hungry.
d)
Red and white are part of the KFC building.
60.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
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