Earth Science SOL Review

Question 1

___ rocks are made when lava cools down enough to solidify

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Question 2

The region along plate boundaries where one plate is sinking beneath another is called

Accepted Answer

subduction zone

Question 3

Tilting of rock layers violates the law of

Accepted Answer

Original Horizontality

Question 4

Two plates moving away from each other form a

Accepted Answer

divergent boundary

Question 5

Which line of latitude separates the northern and southern hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Question 6

The edges of lithospheric plates are often defined by

Accepted Answer

frequent seismic activity

Question 7

What type of star is the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Main Sequence

Question 8

What processes can change sedimentary rock into igneous rock?

Accepted Answer

Melting and cooling

Question 9

Volcanoes are found at all of the following locations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

transform boundaries

Question 10

___ rocks are made when lots of dirt from deposition piles up, gets pushed together and hardens

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

Question 11

Which 2 layers of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with increasing altitude?

Accepted Answer

stratosphere and thermosphere

Question 12

A synonym for erosion would be

Accepted Answer

transport

Question 13

The deflection of planetary winds (Coriolis Force) is a result of the

Accepted Answer

rotation of the Earth

Question 14

The ozone layer protects life on Earth from

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ultraviolet rays

Question 15

According to the main sequence rule, as a star gets warmer, it's luminosity

Accepted Answer

Increases

Question 16

A line connecting points of equal elevation on a topographic map is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

Contour Line

Question 17

Minerals are crystalline which means they

Accepted Answer

have a repeating pattern of atoms

Question 18

The San Andreas Fault is an example of a

Accepted Answer

transform boundary

Question 19

The oceanic crust of Earth is composed primarily of this kind of rock

Accepted Answer

Basalt

Question 20

Granite cools inside of the Earth, what type of rock is Granite?

Accepted Answer

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Question 21

A light-year measures

Accepted Answer

Distance

Question 22

Between which two points on the map is the slope of the hill the steepest?

Accepted Answer

B & C

Question 23

Hubble's Law indicates all galaxies are

Accepted Answer

moving away from us and displaying a red shift

Question 24

The largest watershed in Virginia is....

Accepted Answer

James River

Question 25

Which of these can determine the size of crystals in an igneous rock?

Accepted Answer

Cooling rate (fast or slow) of molten rock

Question 26

Minerals are---

Accepted Answer

Always inorganic (never alive)

Question 27

What are the 4 main agents of erosion?

Accepted Answer

Alluvial, Aeolian, Gravity, Glacial

Question 28

What are the four main branches of Earth Science?

Accepted Answer

Oceanography, Geology, Astronomy, Meteorology

Question 29

If you are able to say one rock is older than another rock, what type of age are you using?

Accepted Answer

Relative Age

Question 30

Which element composes 47% of the Earth's Crust

Accepted Answer

oxygen

Question 31

The true shape of the Earth is best described as...

Accepted Answer

An oblate spheroid

Question 32

Which of these causes the seasons?

Accepted Answer

Earth's axial tilt

Question 33

Which of these causes the days and nights?

Accepted Answer

The rotation of the Earth on it's axis

Question 34

Metamorphic rocks whose minerals are arranged in layers, patterns or bands are called

Accepted Answer

foliated

Question 35

___ rocks are made when rocks are changed deep under the surface from heat and pressure

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic

Earth Science SOL Review

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Earth Science SOL Review

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