Quiz:
Circle T or F.
Resources and Virginia
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1.T or F.
The 3 main fossil fuels are coal, oil and wood
2.T or F.
The landscape of folded mountains is rough and jagged.
3.T or F.
The mineral quartz is found in the coastal plain and is known more commonly as ‘sand.’
4.T or F.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is natural gas.
5.T or F.
The Blue Ridge Province consists of the highest elevation in Virginia.
6.T or F.
The largest diamond found in VA is over 30 carats.
7.T or F.
The products of the Chesapeake Bay are oysters, crabs & fish.
8.T or F.
In the Appalachian Plateau Province, caves and caverns can be found below the surface.
9.T or F.
Once rock layers are fractured, internal pressures can cause them to uplift.
10.T or F.
Fossil fuels are limited.
Multiple Choice. Circle the correct answer.
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11. In which province is tobacco grown? a. Blue Ridge b. Piedmont
c. Coastal Plain
d. Appalachians
12. The fall line is located between...
a. Valley & Ridge
b. Blue Ridge & Piedmont
c. Coastal Plain & Piedmont
d. Appalachian & Valley and Ridge
13. Which of these VA provinces is farther east? a. Piedmont b. Blue Ridge
c. Appalachians d. Coastal Plain
14. What are the 2 types of natural resources?
a. renewable & old
b. stinky & nonrenewable
c. solid & liquid
d. renewable & nonrenewable
15. What is another name for oil? a. petroleum
b. grease
c. Pepsi
16. The Mesozoic lowlands have a description of...
a. long, narrow mountain chain
b. shallow basins within the Piedmont
c. gently seaward sloping surface
d. low hills and shallow valleys
17. An example of a non-renewable resource is...
a. soil
b. wood
c. water
18. Which of the following is not involved in the formation of coal?
d. fossil fuels
d. liquid coal
a. bituminous
b. lignite
c. conglomerate
d. peat
19. Which province contains the oldest rocks in VA?
a. Coastal Plain b. Piedmont
c. Blue Ridge
d. all the rocks in VA are the same age
20. The type of mining that causes sinkholes…
a.
surface
b. placer
c. subsurface
Fill in the blank using the word bank below.
d. undersea
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21. Rolling hills and shallow valleys are characteristic of the largest province of VA called the
_________________________ province.
22. The raised flat land past the Valley & Ridge is the ___________________________________.
23. ___________________________ is the contamination of the environment with harmful wastes and impurities.
24. __________________________________ resources are those removed from the earth.
25. The most abundant and most commonly combusted fossil fuel is _________________________.
26. The Chesapeake Bay is known as the Atlantic Coast __________________________________.
27. Strip mining is a negative process because the ____________________________ of the land is destroyed.
28. The 3 countries in which 2/3 of the world’s coal deposits are found are Russia, China and
__________________________.
Word Bank: (Words will only be used once)- Make no changes to this word bank.
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge
Coastal Plain
Valley & Ridges
Piedmont
Mesozoic basins
solid
liquid
gas
fossil
folded
fault-block
farms
industries
surface
province
natural gas
gorge
the United States
Japan
carbon
quartz
oak
energy
economy
sustainability
watershed
combustion
peat
petroleum
natural
biomass
efficiency
coal
pollution
Short Answer: Answer all the questions below.
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29. Explain resource sustainability. ______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
30. What does the 1st Law of Thermodynamics state?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
31. List two environmental problems associated with mining and the use of coal.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
32. What is “reclamation”? _________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
33. Geologic structures are prominent in VA -- What role do they play? _____________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
34. Looking at your VA province map, compare the relationship between the location of sedimentary rocks and
fossils in VA. Why are there no fossils or sedimentary rocks found in the Blue Ridge province?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
35. When fossil fuels are burned, what happens to the matter and energy?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Connor Siock
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