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Geology of Virginia

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

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.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Where would limestone be mined in VA?
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Piedmont
10.
The Appalachian Plateau is where coal is mined.  Coal forms in what type of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
foliated metamorphic
c)
nonfoliated metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
11.
What can we best infer from the fact that some places have fossils of marine remains?
a)
they are all coastal regions
b)
those places where once underwater
c)
Marine animals once lived on land
d)
the fossils were moved there by people
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
What type of rock is common in the Valley and Ridge region  and is the rock needed to create Karst topography because it can be dissolved by the weak acid of Carbon Dioxide dissolved in water
a)
Sandstone
b)
Granite
c)
Basalt
d)
Limestone
16.
The Valley and Ridge region has caverns, sinkholes and underground streams.  These features are characteristic of 
a)
igneous bedrock
b)
Karst topography
c)
ancient metamorphic rock
d)
the Coastal Plains
17.
This area of long parallel ridges located just EAST of the Appalachian Plateau is known as the 
a)
Piedmont Region
b)
Valley and Ridge Region
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
18.
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
19.
Which province is known for its "rolling hills?"
a)
Piedmont
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
20.
Which province is the western most? 
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
21.

Coal Deposits in Virginia are the result of

a)

Ancient Swamps

b)

Ancient Sandstone

c)

Ancient Desert Ecosystems

d)

Ancient Volcanic Activity

22.

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

a)

Petroleum

b)

Sand

c)

Talc

d)

Coal

e)

LImestone

23.

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

24.

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

a)

The presence of fossils of different ages

b)

The location of the Piedmont

c)

The amount of chemical weathering

d)

The length of its rivers

25.

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-

a)

the mountains of Virginia were formed by massive volcanoes

b)

the mountains of Virginia were once covered by swamps

c)

the mountains of Virginia has never been covered by water

d)

the mountains of Virginia were once a marine environment

26.

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?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Valley and Ridge

27.

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?

a)

Sand

b)

Halite

c)

Pyrite

d)

Coal

28.

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

a)

Quartz

b)

Coal

c)

Limestone

d)

Natural Gas

29.

Which natural resource from Virginia is used to make concrete

a)

Quartz

b)

Coal

c)

Limestone

d)

Natural Gas

30.

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

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Piedmont

d)

Valley and Ridge

31.

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.

a)

Piedmont

b)

Ridge and Valley

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Coastal Plain

32.
Which region of Virginia is East of the fall line?
a)
The Piedmont
b)
the Coastal Plain
c)
the Valley and Ridge
d)
the Blue Ridge
33.
The Appalachian Plateau is where coal is mined.  Coal forms in what type of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
foliated metamorphic
c)
nonfoliated metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
34.
Put the stages of Coal development in order from MOST RECENT to oldest
a)
peat, lignite, coal
b)
coal, lignite, peat
c)
lignite, coal, peat
d)
lignite, peat, coal
35.
Coal is found in sedimentary bedrock.  What can you INFER about the Appalachian plateau from the fact that this is where we mine our coal?
a)
it is underlain with igneous rock
b)
the bedrock in the Appalachian Plateau is sedimentary
c)
the Coal has been transported from the top of the Blue ridge
d)
Coal mining in the Appalachian Plateau is not profitable
36.
What very important resource is mined from the sedimentary rock in Virginia's Easternmost region, the Appalachian Plateau region 
a)
rubies
b)
bauxite
c)
copper
d)
coal
37.
From looking at this graphic, and noting that coal is mined in the Appalachian Plateau, we can infer that this province 
a)
was once a swamp
b)
is underlain with igneous rock
c)
is the oldest rock on the East coast
d)
releases a great deal of heat
38.
What forms last in the timeline of coal formation
a)
bituminous
b)
peat
c)
anthracite
d)
lignite
39.
If Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossils are found in Virginia's Coastal Plain, then what kind of rock most likely underlays the Coastal Plain
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
experimental
40.
Karst topography occurs where carbon dioxide dissolves in water to make an acid that dissolves limestone.  What are some features of the Karst topography in Virginia's Valley and Ridge region
a)
mountains and valleys
b)
sink holes and caverns
c)
quicksand and rolling hills
d)
lakes and glaciers
41.
What type of rock is common in the Valley and Ridge region  and is the rock needed to create Karst topography because it can be dissolved by the weak acid of Carbon Dioxide dissolved in water
a)
Sandstone
b)
Granite
c)
Basalt
d)
Limestone
42.
Ancient remains of sea shells found in sedimentary rock are 
a)
rock
b)
fossils
c)
obsidian
d)
glassy in texture
43.
This Cavern is an example of Karst topography.  As such it is most likely located in what Physiographic Province of Virginia
a)
Piedmont 
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
44.
This tree and the ground surrounding it has suddenly fallen into the ground because the roof of the cave beneath it collapsed.  What is this feature of KARST topography called
a)
a cavern
b)
an underground stream
c)
a sinkhole
d)
quicksand
45.
This area of long parallel ridges located just EAST of the Appalachian Plateau is known as the 
a)
Piedmont Region
b)
Valley and Ridge Region
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains

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