VA SOL Earth Science

Which map that shows the elevations of an area of Earth's surface using contour lines?

• landform map
• topographical map
• relief map

The layers of gases that surround Earth.

• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• altitude

It is the nearly melted layer of hot rock below Earth's crust.

• volcanic lava
• mantle
• hydrosphere

What is the liquid layer of iron and nickel below Earth's mantle?

• volcanic lava
• crust
• outer core

It is made of a solid layer of nickel and iron in the center of the Earth.

• Earth's crust
• Earth's inner core
• Earth's atmosphere

What are underwater mountain ranges called?

• abyssal plains
• coastal ridges
• mid-ocean ridges

What is the deepest part of the ocean floor?

• trench
• fjord
• crustal crease

What are underwater mountains that rise above the water level?

• volcanoes
• seamounts
• sea ridges

What is the sharp drop off of land near a continent?

• continental drift
• continental valley
• continental slope

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.