Earth Science SOL Review #1
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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the point from which an earthquake originates called?
Back
Focus
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why is the Earth's inner core solid despite being hotter than the liquid outer core?
Back
The pressure from all of Earth's layers keeps it in a solid state.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which type of rock is most easily eroded by rivers?
Back
Sandstone
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What geological process created the folding and faulting in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia?
Back
Collisions of continental plates.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What do cyanite, quartz, and leucite have in common?
Back
They all contain silicon.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-1
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?
Back
Fault line.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the term for the surface location directly above the focus of an earthquake?
Back
Epicenter.
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