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SOL Earth Science Review
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To be used by students reviewing for the VA SOL EOC test
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1
Which symbol below represents a stationary front?
1
3
4
2
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Which type of seismic waves travel faster through Earth?
p-waves
t-waves
s-waves
3
What is the end stage of life for a star similar to our Sun?
Supernova
White Dwarf
Neutron Star
Black Hole
4
Which moon phase is pictured in the diagram?
Waxing Cresent
Waxing Gibbous
New Moon
Waning Gibbous
5
What type of galaxy is shown in this diagram?
Oval
Irregular
Ellipitcal
Spiral
6
Which of the following is not considered a result of the movement of tectonic plates?
Mountians
Karts Topography
Increased Volcanic Activity
Earthquakes
7
What are the banding or layers called in metamorphic rocks?
Striping
Foliation
Unconformity
Vesicular
8
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Divergent, Insurgent,Tensional
Convergent, Compression, Divergetn
Convergent, Transform, Divergent
9
Why type of igneous rock is shown in the diagram?
Intrusive
Clastic
Extrusive
10
What is the luster of the mineral?
Nonmetallic
Metallic
Translucent
11
How does our Sun compare with other stars?
Average brightness and temp.
Larger, brighter
Less bright and smaller
Smaller,brighter
12
Which layer of the Earth is a taffy like substance that moves by convection currents?
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
13
What geologic feature does the picture show?
Delta
Fault
Fold
14
What type of Volcano is shown in the diagram below?
Cinder Cone
Sheild
Composite
15
What is the name of the geologic phenomenon shown in the diagram below?
Ring of Pacific
Ring of Anticipation
Ring around the Rosey
Ring of Fire
16
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the Ozone layer?
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
17
How did oxygen get into our atmosphere?
Cyanobacteria
Comets
Oceans
Volcanoes
18
Which layer is older?
E
B
D
A
19
What feature is marked by the question mark in the diagram below?
Abyssal Plain
Continental Slope
Continental Rise
Continental Shelf
20
What age is the oceanic crust a mid-ocean ridges?
Old
?
Young
Average
21
Which phases is the moon at during neap tides?
New, Full
Waxing phases
Gibbous Moons
Quarter Moons
22
What type of weather is associated with the large H on the map?
Average
Fair
Bad
23
Which type of crust is the densest, Continental or Oceanic?
Continental
Oceanic
Mars
24
Which type of rock most often contains fossils?
Igenous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
