Earth Science SOL Review III

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition 

Identify the soil horizon:
Subsoil reddish brown in color; made mostly of clay; rich in minerals and nutrients

• O horizon
• A horizon
• B horizon
• C horizon

________ is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means

• chemical weathering
• Mechanical weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

What is the youngest province?

• Coastal Plain
• Piedmont
• Blue Ridge
• Appalachian Plateau

Which Virginia province is seen on this map? 

• Piedmont 
• Coastal Plain 
• Blue Ridge 
• Appalachian Plateau 

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster
• hardness
• cleavage
• streak

How do Intrusive Igneous rocks cool?

• quickly
• slowly
• really fast

Where do we find Granite?

• ocean floor
• deserts
• mountains
• valleys

Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

• Extrusive and Intrusive
• Foliated and Non-Foliated
• Clastic and Biochemical
• Black and Gray

What is sedimentary?

• Formed by heat and pressure
• Formed by heat and cooling
• Layered rock formed by compaction
• All of the above