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SOL Warm Up Quiz 7

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

2 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.

2.

2 Which of these is likely to occur after moist air is cooled below its dew point?

a)

Water condenses

b)

Evaporation increases

c)

Ice crystals melt

d)

Winds are generated

3.

The breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller particles without a change in composition is called —

a)

Igneous intrusion

b)

Chemical precipitation

c)

Mechanical weathering

d)

Metamorphic Foliation

4.

*The vast majority of galaxies in our universe are moving away from us. We know this because we can measure the __________ in the galaxies absorption spectra.

a)

Redshift

b)

Blueshift

c)

Turbulance

d)

Superposition

5.

Unit 1: What are the Lat. & Long coordinates of Cannes, France?

a)

45 N, 5 E

b)

40 N, 75 W

c)

45 S, 5 W

d)

40 S, 75 E

6.

What process brings Nutrients to the surface, feeds consumer fish, and helps keep the ocean's chemistry in balance.

a)

gyres

b)

eddies

c)

upwelling

d)

the equator

7.

The Gulf Stream brings warm water north along the East Coast making our climate in Norfolk warm and humid in the summer. Which number on this map experiences the same summertime climate as ours?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

What is a measure of how well a material absorbs water? There are multiple answers.

a)

permeability

b)

occlusion

c)

porosity

d)

exclusion

9.

The three wells shown provide water for a growing city. As population increases, the demand for water goes up. What will happen if they use too much water?

a)

The water table will drop

b)

The Shale layer will shrink

c)

The Aquifer will expand.

d)

The limestone layer will collapse

10.

Colliding tectonic plates caused sedimentary rock layers in

which province of Virginia to become folded and faulted?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Ridge and Valley

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Piedmont