What are two ways fog forms?

Adding moisture to the air or cooling it.

What are the Geographic Regions of Virginia?

Appalachian Plateau, Valley&Ridge, Blue Ridge Mts, Piedmont Coastal Plain

What causes deep ocean currents?

Driven by Density (due to differences in temp and salinity)

Which answer describes groundwater recharge

downward movement of water by infiltration and percolation

What is Thermohaline Circulation?

deep ocean currents driven by water density

What is the jet stream?

Fast band of strong winds affecting temp & precipitation in the atmosphere

The theory of plate tectonics attempts to explain the

movement of Earth's upper layers.

Where are the Hadley Cells?

Between the Equator and 30o North and South

Why did oxygen levels increase during the evolution of the atmosphere?

Plants evolved and released oxygen during photosynthesis

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1
What are two ways fog forms?
Condensation or sublimation
Adding moisture to the air or warming it.
Decreasing moisture and temperature.
Adding moisture to the air or cooling it.
2
What are the Geographic Regions of Virginia?
Appalachian Plateau, Valley&Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal River
Appalachian Plateau, Valley&Ridge, Blue Ridge Mts, Piedmont Coastal Plain
Appalachian Plains, Valley&River, Blue Ridge Mts, Coastal Plain
Appalachian Plains, Valley&Ridge, Blue Ridge Mts, Piedmont
3
What causes deep ocean currents?
Driven by Density (due to differences in temp and salinity)
Caused by tides and localized wind conditions
Driven by wind and affected by the Coriolis effect
Surface slope and the Coriolis flow
4
What Evidence supports the Big Bang Theory?
B. Red Shift of Light
A. Hydrogen Atoms
C. Cosmic Background Radiation
Both B & C
5
Relative dating of rocks tells you which rock is younger or older
False
True
6
During this process of the carbon cycle, plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Photosynthesis
Burning Fossil Fuels
Condensation
Cellular Respiration
7
Where is the border between the zones of aeration and saturation
Zone of areation
Rain shadow
Water table
Zone of saturation
8
Read the climate graph for Cairo, Egypt. Which month below has the lowest precipitation?
October
May
August
February
9
Which answer describes groundwater recharge
water that is suitable to drink
downward movement of water by infiltration and percolation
the removal of water from rivers, lakes, canals
10
What are the approximate latitude and longitude coordinates for Richmond?
37 ° 30' N 77° 30' W
37 ° 30' S 77° 30' W
77 ° 30' N 37° 30' W
37 ° 30' N 77° 30' E
11
What is the Gulf Stream?
A cold wind
A warm ocean current
A warm wind
A cold ocean current
12
How have humans interfered with the Carbon Cycle?
Chopping down trees
Driving cars
All the answers are correct
Burning fossil fuels
13
Index Fossils...
B. Are found in multiple regions in a specific layer
A. Appear only in one layer
Both A and B are correct
There is no such thing as index fossils
14
What is one disadvantage to renewable energies?
Will run out one day
Pollute the environment
They are dangerous
Expensive up-front costs
15
Air pressure moves from high to low.
True
False
16
What evidence supports the Solar Nebula Theory?
C. Planets crashed into each other.
A. Planets are organized by type
B. All planets orbit the sun in same direction.
Both A and B
17
What determines the life cycle of a star?
mass
pressure
temperature
gravity
18
Which region of Virginia contains the oldest rocks?
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
19
Renewable Vs. Non-Renewable Energy
H
F
G
J
20
What is Thermohaline Circulation?
deep ocean currents driven by water density
surface currents driven by wind
deep ocean currents driven by temperature
surface currents driven by temperature
21
What is the jet stream?
An imaginary line that separates Canada from the U.S.
A wide band of heavy storms that moves cold air back north
Wind that blows off and on from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
Fast band of strong winds affecting temp & precipitation in the atmosphere
22
What are metamorphic rocks formed by?
Weathering and Erosion
Answer is not listed
Lava and Magma
Heat and Pressure
23
The theory of plate tectonics attempts to explain the
composition of Earth's inner regions.
movement of Earth's upper layers.
gravitational forces of Earth.
layering of sedimentary rock.
24
Where are the Hadley Cells?
Between the Poles and the mid-latitudes
Between the Equator and the mid-latitudes
Between the Equator and 30o North and South
Between the mid-latitudes and 30o North and South
25
What source contributes the most to nitrogen pollution in Chesapeake Bay?
municipal and industrial wastewater
developed lands
septic systems
agriculture
26
Why did oxygen levels increase during the evolution of the atmosphere?
Plants evolved and released oxygen during combustion
Animals evolved and released oxygen during photosynthesis
Plants evolved and released oxygen during photosynthesis
Animals evolved and released oxygen during respiration
27
Atmospheric pressure increases with ..
decreasing altitude
logitude
increasing altitude
increasing temperature
28
What does the HR diagram tell us?
the life cycle of stars
how bright a star is
a star's surface temperature
all of the above
29
Fossil types include...
petrified remains
molds and casts
all of the above
traces
30
The carbon cycle affects global warming
False
True
31
Mica has perfect cleavage.
False
True
32
Which metal's main ore is known as bauxite?
Zinc
Aluminium
Iron
Calcium
33
What type of front is pictured?
Cold Front
Warm Front
Occluded Front
Stationary Front
34
The rock cycle ____.
ends with metamorphic rock
is fictional, like the unicorn I keep in my closet.
begins with igneous rock
has no beginning or end
35
Where is the area of fastest flow in a meander?
on the outside bend
nowhere
in the middle
on the inside bend

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