Earth Science SOL Review

This area of the Earth is plastic-like and has a cycling of matter through convection currents.

What mineral looks like gold but is harder and more brittle, and known as "fool's gold"?

The breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller particles without change in composition is -

Why does a comet's tail point away from the sun?

Which is likely to occur after moist air is cooled below dew point?

In the instance of sea floor spreading, what plate boundary is present?

What natural resource found in Virginia is a common source of energy?

Which of these planets has the smallest diameter and the greatest average density?

Students will use rain gauges to compare monthly rainfall. What is the manipulated variable? 

Obsidian, pumice and scoria lack crystals because - 

Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to seawater's - 

The folding and faulting of rocks in the Blue Ridge Mountains were created by - 

Approximately how much of the Earth is illuminated by the sun at any given time?

When finding the epicenter of an earthquake, one must look at

Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights because clouds trap heat - 

All of the following may be found deep in a natural cave EXCEPT - 

Which describes the area immediately below the water table?

Some fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they - 

Most water leaves the ocean through evaporation and returns to the ocean through - 

Which mineral is easily identified by smell?

Which best describes the composition of a nebula such as the Crab Nebula?

Metamorphic rocks with a layered, or banded look are called - 

Which would be the best tools to measure the density of a small piece of silver ore?

Limestone chips dissolve when placed in a beaker of dilute acid.  What process is this like?

Air will always move from areas of

Which of the following will change a sedimentary rock into an igneous rock?

Rocky objects, ranging in size, generally orbit the Sun in a region between - 

Which of these are caused primarily by the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon?

Scientists use the rock cycle to describe the processes by which - 

What is made when rocks break down through chemical or physical weathering?