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What are terrestrial planets made up of?
ice
rock
comets
gas
2
What type of rock is obsidian?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
3
What is a major cause of weather in the atmosphere?
convection
nitrogen
conduction
radiation
4
Which of the following statements are mismatched?
coal-energy
zirconium-metallurgy
grave- road construction
limestone-electronics
5
What is layer C?
permeable
aquifer
water table
impermeable
6
What property of minerals do these tools test for?
luster
color
streak
hardness
7
What resource is found in Virginia and used in making electronics and computer chips?
gravel
zirconium
silica
coal
8
What type of rock is conglomerate?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
9
What is the process of dropping of sediment?
erosion
deposition
weathering
10
What is the main gas that makes up stars?
carbon dioxide
iron
oxygen
hydrogen
11
What indicates a steep hill on a topographic map?
lines far apart
circles
lines close together
12
A large group of stars in the solar system is called a
constellation
galaxy
nebula
quasar
13
Which planet is terrestrial?
mars
jupiter
saturn
uranus
14
What type of rock is sandstone?
metamorphic
igneous
Sedimentary
15
What is considered nonrenewable?
solar
coal
wood fuel
corn ethanol
16
What is the longitude and latitude of point E?
40S 60W
40S 60E
40N 60W
40N 60E
17
What type of rock is granite?
igenous
sedimentary
metamorphic
18
Human activities have increased the __________________ content of the atmsosphere
nitrogen
oxygen
argon
carbon dioxide
19
What sea floor feature is related to plate tectonics?
trench
continental shelf
continental margin
abyssal plain
20
What is the main problem with nuclear energy?
small amount of energy produced
how to store the waste
small amount of CO2 emissions
explosions
21
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
coal
oil
geothermal
natural gas
22
What causes winds to deflect to the R in the N. hemisphere and the L in the S.hemisphere?
gravity
coriolis effect
ocean currents
temperature changes
23
What type of rock is gneiss?
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
24
What diagram is shown below
full moon
lunar eclipse
low tide
solar eclipse
25
Which of the following is not an ore?
magnetite
calcite
galena
hematite
26
What global catastrophe caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?
earthquakes and volcanoes
asteroid impact with Earth
shift in Earth's tilt
melting of polar ice caps
27
What is the process of breaking down rocks?
deposition
faulting
erosion
weathering
28
The Earth's atmosphere is divided into layers based upon -
humidity
gas content
temperature gradient
water content
29
What term included the other three?
galaxy
planets
stars
solar system
30
The purpose of the first unmanned mission to the moon was to
prepare for a manned moon mission
be the first to do a robotic mission
obtain pictures of the moons surface
establish a lunar solar system base
31
What is the most abundant group of minerals?
halides
silicates
carbonates
oxides
32
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
oxygen
carbon dioxide
trace elements
nitrogen
33
What is the most abundant type of galaxy?
elliptical
spiral
irregular
34
Weathering, erosion, and deposition form what type of rock?
igenous
sedimentary
metamorphic
35
What first put oxygen in the early atmosphere?
cyanobacteria
meteorites
volcanoes
plants
36
The land drained by a particular set of streams and rivers is
watershed
groundwater system
province
woodland
37
What does 1:24,000 mean?
one inch on the map equals 24000 inches on Earth
the scales is 1/24000 of a mile
1 foot on the map equals 24000 inches on Earth
24000 inches on the map equals one inch on Earth
38
Karst topography is caused by
igneous activity
wind erosion
freeze-thaw
chemical weathering of limestone
39
Gas and dust from interstellar nebulae form
stars
meteors
asteroids
comets
40
Lines of equal elevation are called
isolines
isobars
contour lines
elevations
41
If you move from 40N and 60W, to 65N and 90 W, what direction did you move?
SW
NW
NE
SE
42
During what phase of the moon would the tides be the highest?
gibbous
full moon
quarter moon
crescent
43
What is the difference between theories and laws?
theories have been proven
theories are set in stone and the law
laws offer explainations about observed patterns in nature
laws are more exact and mathematical
44
What province of VA is characterized by uplifted, flat sedimentary rocks?
piedmont
blue ridge
valley and ridge
Appalachian plateau
45
Which is not a way to identify minerals?
mass
streak
color
luster
46
What is the youngest province of Virginia?
appalachian
coastal plain
piedmont
blue ridge
47
What is composed of frozen gas and orbits the sun?
asteroid
meteorite
comet
meteor
48
What is the volume of the dinosaur?
.8 ml
5.6 ml
4.8 ml
1 ml
49
Compared to the continental crust, the oceanic crust is
thinner and less dense
thinner and denser
thicker and denser
thicker and less dense
50
What is located at 180 degrees longitude?
equator
prime meridian
international date line