Earth Science SOL review

What step in the water cycle occurs when a water turns into water vapor?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

Igneous Rock forms ...

• by heat and pressure warping a rock.

• by magma.

• by earthquakes.

The cause of a rock breaking due to frozen water is an example of...

• soil formation.

• erosion.

• weathering.

A plate moving along a fault often causes...

• an earthquake.

• a tornado.

• a hurricane.

Choose the correct definition and example of a fossil fuel.

• a rock rich in minerals that can be removed from Earth. Ex. metal

• cell that changes energy from the Sun into electrical energy. Ex. solar panels

• items made from organisms that lived long ago. Ex. coal

Chemical weathering...

• is when rock is broken into smaller pieces, and the material that makes up the rock or soil also changes.

• is when only the size of the rocks is changed.

• is when nothing changes.

Physical weathering...

• is when only the size of the rock changes.

• is when nothing changes.

• is when rock is broken into smaller pieces, and the material that makes up the rock or soil also changes.

A sedimentary rock unit was exposed to heat and pressure deep within Earth. The rock changed to metamorphic rock. Over a long time, it was exposed at Earth’s surface. How did this metamorphic rock unit reach Earth’s surface? 

• Deposition acted on the rock unit, causing it to be exposed at the surface over time.
• Magma brought it up to Earth’s surface, where it flowed from a volcanic vent as lava.
• Weathering and erosion of the rock above it caused the metamorphic rock to uplift and become exposed.
• Weathering of the metamorphic rock brought pieces up to Earth’s surface.

Which type of rock appears to be the most easily eroded by the river in this area?

• Limestone
• Shale
• Basalt
• Sandstone

What appears to have occurred at the area labeled B?

• Sediment was deposited on sloped ground.
• Sediment was deposited on sloped ground that later became level.
• Sediment was deposited on level ground that later tilted.
• Sediment was deposited on level ground that stayed level.