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EARTH SCIENCE
SOL
REVIEW GAME
When rainfall occurs, the water
will most likely become surface
runoff if the surface of the soil is
A. highly permeable
B. steeply sloped
C. covered with trees
D. loose and sandy
• Answer: b
What does “atmo” mean?
A. Depth
B. Things in the air
C. Vapor/gas
D. water
• Answer: C
A number of objects are grouped
on the basis of common
properties. What is this process
called?
A. observation
B. inference
C. classification
D. measurement
• Answer: c
Answer: a
• Compared to Earth’s solar system, the
universe is inferred to be
• a. older and larger
• b. younger and smaller
• c. younger and larger
• d. older and smaller
The amount of force air molecules
exert on a unit surface area is
called
A. humidity
B. air pressure
C. wind
D. precipitation
• Answer: B
The flat part of the ocean floor
is called
a. Continental margin
b. Intertidal zone
c. Bathyal zone
d. Abyssal plain
• Answer: d
a. ocean currents
c. thick clouds
• Answer: b
b. nighttime
d. Eclipse
Which one of the following has the
strongest winds?
a. Hurricanes
b. Midlatitude cyclones
c. Tornadoes
d. Typhoons
Answer: c
Most scientists agree that global
warming is occurring, but they
mainly disagree about…
a. How much has occurred
b. Whether there are
greenhouse gases
c. What global warming really is
d. What is causing it
• Answer: d
An ocean current caused by
density differences in the
temperature and salinity is
called?
A. Density current
B. Upwelling
C. Surface current
D. Salinity
• Answer: A
The diagram below shows land
features that have been disrupted by
an earthquake.
Which type of crustal movement
most likely caused the displacement
of features in this area?
A. vertical lifting of surface rock
B. folding of surface rock
C. down-warping of the crust
D. movement along a transform fault
• Answer: D
Why does water move very slowly
downward through clay soil?
A. Clay soil is composed of lowdensity minerals.
B. Clay soil is composed of very
hard particles.
C. Clay soil has large pore spaces.
D. Clay soil has very small
particles.
• Answer: d
What Earth movement creates day
and night?
A. Earth’s revolution
B. Earth’s rotation
C. Earth’s tilt on its axis
D. Earth’s revolution and rotation
• Answer: B
Which landscape characteristic best indicates
the action of glaciers?
A. few lakes
B. deposits of well-sorted sediments
C. residual soil covering large areas
D. polished and scratched surface
bedrock
• Answer: d
What is the density of a rock
which has a mass of 35 grams and
a volume of 7.0 cubic
centimeters?
a. 5.0 g/cm3
b. 0.20 g/cm3
c. 28 g/cm3
d. 42 g/cm3
• Answer: a
Which atmospheric layer has the
ozone layer
a. stratosphere
b. mesosphere
c. thermosphere
d. troposphere
• Answer: a
The Geologic Time Scale is
organized with…
a. Most recent time period at the
top
b. Least recent time period at the
top
c. By importance of event
d. Easiest way to read it
• Answer: a
The inference that the inner core of
the Earth is solid is based
on analysis of
a. seismic data
b. crustal rock
c. radioactive data
d. meteorite composition
• Answer: a
Which is a renewable
resource?
A. Gold
B. Diamonds
C. Fossil fuels
D. air
• Answer: d
Which statement about a cumulus cloud as
seen over Virginia Beach, VA, is an
inference?
A. The cloud appears white.
B. The cloud has an irregular shape.
C. The cloud formed over the Atlantic
Ocean.
D. The base of the cloud is determined
to be 2.6 km above the ground.
• Answer: c
Which event would be the most
predictable one year in advance of
the event?
a. a hurricane in Florida
b. an earthquake in California
c. a volcanic eruption in Japan
d. an eclipse of the Sun
• Answer: d
The prefix “strato” means
a. Equal
b. Rock
c. Under
d. Covering
• Answer: d
Which does a solar wind NOT cause to
occur
a. auroras
b. heat from the sun
c. comets tails to change direction
d. interference with radio waves
• Answer: b
The main source of moisture for
the local water budget is
a. potential evapotranspiration
b. actual evapotranspiration
c. ground water storage
d. precipitation
• Answer: d
In which climate would chemical
weathering occur at the greatest
rate?
A. cold and dry
B. cold and humid
C. warm and dry
D. warm and humid
• Answer: d
The dependent variable…
A. changes in response to the
change the scientist makes to the
independent variable
B. never changes
C. should always be red in color so
you can easily see it on a chart
D. does not change when the
independent variable is tested
• Answer: A
Which factor has the greatest
influence on the weathering rate of
Earth’s surface bedrock?
A. local air pressure
B. angle of insolation
C. age of the bedrock
D. regional climate
• Answer: D
What is the contour interval for this map?
a. 10 ft
b. 50ft
c. 100ft
d. 1000ft
• Answer: C
Which is the best example of
physical weathering?
A. the cracking of rock caused by the
freezing and thawing of water
B. the transportation of sediment in a stream
C. the reaction of limestone with acid
rainwater
D. the formation of a sandbar along the side
of a stream
• Answer: a
This diagram shows the orbit of the moon around
the Earth. In which position would an observer on
Earth see a full moon
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
• Answer: b
Which 2 points are located at the same
elevation?
a. X and Y
b. E and F
c. A and B
d. B and C
• Answer: A
Answer: a
• The amount of material in suspension is
dependent upon the __________ of the
stream water.
a. volume and velocity
b. stream channel
c. Solutes
d. bed load
The texture of an igneous rock gives
information regarding
A. the rate at which the rock formed
B. the chemical composition of the rock
C. how old the rock is
D. the number of erosionaldepositional-cycles the rock has gone
through
• Answer: A
This rock is most likely
a. granite
b. limestone
c. schist
d. obsidian
• Answer: B
The primary cause of winds is the
a. unequal heating of the Earth's
atmosphere
b. unifiorm density of the atmosphere
c. friction between the atmosphere and
the lithosphere
d. rotation of the Earth
• Answer: a
The table below describes the characteristics of
three landscape regions, A, B, and C, found in the
United States.
Which list best identifies landscapes A, B, and C?
A. A—mountain, B—plain, C—plateau
B. A—plain, B—plateau, C—mountain
C. A—plateau, B—mountain, C—plain
D. A—plain, B—mountain, C—plateau
• Answer:
A
At which two locations in this stream is
deposition normally dominant over erosion?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A and D
B and E
C and E
D and C
• Answer: C
The map shows the locations of deep-sea core drilling sites
numbered 1 through 4. The approximate location of the
East Pacific Ridge is shown by a dashed line. Point A is
located on the East Pacific Ridge.
At which drilling site would the oldest igneous bedrock most
likely be found?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
• Answer: A
What date is represented for this diagram?
a. March 21st
b. June 21st
c. September 22nd
d. December 21st
• Answer: D
Which is NOT true of erosion by running
water
a. is very powerful
b. water moving down steep slopes has a
greater potential to erode
c. is an agent of erosion
d. can carry large piles of rocks over great
distances
Answer: d
This diagram shows the orbit of the moon around
the Earth. In which position would an observer on
Earth see a full moon
a. 1
b. 5
c. 3
d. 4
• Answer: b
All of the following are characteristics of
metamorphic rocks, excepta. flattened crystals
b. colored, paralleled layers
c. bending from pressure
d. holes from trapped gas
• Answer: d
Answer: d
• Which is the best evidence supporting the
concept of ocean
floor spreading?
a.Earthquakes occur at greater depths beneath
continents than beneath oceans.
b.Sandstones and limestones can be found both in
North America and Europe.
c.Volcanoes appear at random within the oceanic
crust.
d. Igneous rocks along the mid-oceanic ridges are
younger than those farther from the ridges.
This diagram
provides evidence
that the Pacific
Crustal Plate was
moving toward the
a. S
b. E
c. SW
d. NW
• Answer: d
Besides the Earth, which 2 planets are depicted in
the diagram?
a. Venus and Mars
b. Mars and Jupiter
c. Neptune and Pluto
d. Mercury and Venus
• Answer: D
If it is 6 AM at location D,
what is the time at location
A?
A. 8 am
B. 6am
C. 10 am
D. 12 noon
• Answer: B
Which diagram correctly shows air circulation
around a high pressure center in the northern
hemisphere?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
• Answer: C
The arrows shown in the asthenosphere
represent the inferred slow circulation of the
plastic mantle by a process called
a. insolation
b. Convection
c. conduction
d. radiation
• Answer: b
At which
location is it
likely raining?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
• Answer: B
Which of these describes the most common
way that material is added to a continental
shelf?
A. Eruption of continental volcanoes
B. Evaporation from continental
watersheds
C. Deposition of continental sediments
D. Subduction of continental plates
• Answer: c
Igneous rocks are formed by—
A. evaporation of water, leaving solids
behind
B. heat and pressure on existing rocks
C. cooling and hardening of molten rock
D. layers of mud on the bottom of a lake
• Answer: c
A. the heat rising from the
inner core is melting the
outer core
B. the pressure from all of
Earth's layers keeps it in a
solid state
C. the outer core is farther
from the center, and there
is less gravity holding it
together
D. there is more water in
the outer core and it dilutes
the materials
Answer: b
Land breezes and sea breezes are created by
the differences in—
a. the heat capacity between water and
land
b. solar radiation reaching the Earth's
surface
c. the living organisms occurring in the
land and sea
d. the Earth's tilt on its axis
• Answer: a
Answer: d
Compared to the climate conditions of dry inland locations,
the climate conditions of locations influenced by a
nearby ocean generally result in
a.hotter summers and colder winters, with a smaller annual
range of temperatures
b.hotter summers and colder winters, with a larger annual
range of temperatures
c.cooler summers and warmer winters, with a larger annual
range of temperatures
d.cooler summers and warmer winters, with a smaller
annual range of temperatures
Which rock type is the oldest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
• Answer: d
Small pieces of rock exposed to
weather wear away and collect in
layers. Sometimes these layers
joined back together to make _____
rock.
A. metamorphic rock
B. igneous rock
C. mineral
D. sedimentary rock
• Answer: d
a.
b.
c.
d.
• Answer: C
A
B
C
D
Which diagram represents the placement of the
sun, Earth, and moon during a lunar eclipse?
• Answer: C
The brightest planet in our sky
is
a. Venus
b. The sun
c. The moon
d. Alpha Centauri
• Answer: a
According to the map, most hurricanes occur where —
A the oceans are warmest
B the landmasses are largest
C the atmosphere is driest
D areas of greatest population exist
Answer: a
Which of these is important in the formation of
clouds?
A
The relative length of day and night
B
The Coriolis effect
C
The melting of the polar ice caps
D
The cooling of air as it rises
• Answer: d
Which terms are associated
with sedimentary rocks?
A. Clastic and chemical
B. Intrusive and extrusive
C. Organic and foliated
D. Chemical and nonfoliated
• Answer: A
The final stage in the erosional
process in which materials are
dropped in another location is
a. Erosion
b. Weathering
c. Deposition
d. gravity
• Answer: c
A large belt of mountain ranges and
volcanoes surrounds the Pacific Ocean.
Which events are most closely associated
with these mountains and volcanoes?
A. hurricanes
B. sandstorms
C. tornadoes
D. earthquakes
• Answer: d
Which of these can determine the size of
grains in igneous rocks?
A
Amount of rare minerals
B
Distance from a plate boundary
C
Size of the volcano
D
Cooling rate of molten rock
• Answer: d
The numerous rocks orbiting
the sun between Jupiter and
Mars are —
A comets
B asteroids _
C meteorites
D satellites
• Answer: B
Which of the following properties
refers to the colored powder
resulting from rubbing a mineral
against a harder surface?
A Hardness
B Luster
C Cleavage
D Streak
• Answer: d
The measurable factor in an
experiment is known as the
a. control
b. independent variable
c. dependent variable
d. constant
• Answer: c
Which sample best shows the
physical properties normally
associated with regional
metamorphism?
• Answer: A
The map below shows some features along an ocean
shoreline.
In which general direction is the sand being moved along
this shoreline by ocean (long shore) currents?
A. NE
• Answer: B
B. SE
C. NW
d. SW
Which
number
represents
runoff in the
water cycle?
a.3
b.8
c.1
d.5
Answer: d
Periodically, there are spectacular
meteor showers on Earth. These showers
usually occur because the Earth’s orbit
passes through the remains of —
A
a comet
B
a star
C
solar flares
D
the rings of Saturn
• Answer: A
The diagram below shows the bedrock structure
beneath a series of hills.
Which process was primarily responsible for forming
the hills?
a. folding
b. Faulting
c. deposition
d. vulcanism
• Answer: b
A light-year measures —
A brightness
B distance _
C radiation
D time
• Answer: B
a. York River
b. New River
c. Roanoke River
d. James River
• Answer: d
The sun emits energy into light
and heat by converting
hydrogen into helium. What is
this process called?
A. radiation
B. nuclear fission
C. nuclear fusion
D. sunspots
• Answer: C
Periodically, there are spectacular
meteor showers on Earth. These
showers usually occur because the
Earth’s orbit passes through the
remains of —
A
a comet
B
a star
C
solar flares
D
the rings of Saturn
• Answer: A
The brightest object in a our sky
is
a. the moon
b. stars
c. the sun
d. Venus
• Answer: c
a. Bull Pasture
b. Jack Mountain
c. Monteray
d. Hightown Valley
• Answer: d
This showsa. topography
c. longitude
• Answer: b
b. latitude
d. time zones
What is the contour interval?
a. 40
b. 60
c. 20
• Answer: c
d. 100
Objects in the sky appear to be lit
up in our solar system due to the
light from
a. stars
b. moon
c. planets
d. the sun
• answer: d
Which planet has such an eccentric
orbit that it periodically crosses the
orbit of another planet.
A. Jupiter
B. Pluto
C. Saturn
D. Mercury
• Answer: b
Why do we always see the same side of the
moon?
A. its revolution is too short
B. it doesn’t rotate
C. it tilts each month
D. it revolves and rotates in the same
amount of time
• Answer: d
Wind is caused by:
a. expanding and cooling of
water vapor
b. variations in temperature
c. variations in air pressure
d. heavy precipitation
• Answer: c
The planet which takes the shortest path
around the sun
a. has the shortest revolution
b. has the shortest rotation
c. moves faster than the other planets
d. moves slower than the other planets
• Answer: a
Which of the following properties
refers to the colored powder
resulting from rubbing a mineral
against a harder surface?
A Hardness
B Luster
C Cleavage
D Streak
• Answer: d
If it is 10 am at location D, what
time would it be at location B?
a. 10 am
b. 11:30 am
c. 2 pm
d. 6 am
• Answer: d
What takes up 98% of the
mass of our solar system
a. Jupiter
b. The galaxy
c. Stars
d. The sun
• Answer: d
What kind of front is this…
a. Stationary
b. Occluded
c. Cold
d. warm
• Answer: c
Which of the following minerals
found in the northern Piedmont
province is known as “fool’s
gold?”
A Pyrite
B Hematite
C Galena
D Limonite
• Answer: a
What is the approximate location of point B?
a. 33oN, 75oE
b. 33oS, 75oW
c. 33oN, 75oW
d. 33oS, 75oE
• Answers: c
Which stars are hottest and
brightest?
a. A
b. B
c. C d. D
• Answer: c
The presence of many metamorphic rocks in
Virginia is an indication that the area has been
subjected to —
A
intense heat and pressure
B
limited volcanic activity
C
deep ocean venting
D
massive solar bombardment
• Answer: a
a. 1
c. 3
• Answer: b
b. 2
d. 4
The dark areas on the sun
caused by storms in the lower
atmosphere are
a. prominences
b. solar wind
c. solar flare
d. sunspots
• Answer: d
Which phase is waxing
crescent?
a.
b.
c.
• Answer: d
d.
Because granite cools below the
surface of the Earth, it is —
A an igneous extrusive rock
B an igneous intrusive rock
C a sedimentary rock
D a metamorphic rock
• Answer: b
The way a mineral reflects
light is the physical property
a. luster
b. hardness
c. streak
d. fracture
• Answer: a
Why do we always see the same
side of the moon?
A. its revolution is too short
B. it doesn’t rotate
C. it tilts each month
D. it revolves and rotates in the
same amount of time
• answer: d
Which type of front has a steep
frontal area
a. warm
c. occluded
• Answer: d
b. stationary
d. cold
Which is an indication that the
universe is expanding?
A. planets are moving apart
B. galaxies are moving apart
C. planets are moving closer
D. galaxies are moving
closer
• Answer: b