Plate Tectonics
Geologic Time
Landform Regions
Natural Disasters
Rocks and Mineral
100
this is the super continent, when all the continents were together
What is Pangaea
100
There is 4 of these
What is Geologic time eras
100
there are 7 of these in canada
what is landform regions
100
This is a chain of volcanoes along a plate boundary
What is the Pacific Ring of Fire
100
Basalt and Granite are examples of this type of rock
What is igneous rock
200
this is the theory that all the continents have been moving to where they are today
What is continental drift
200
This was the first geologic era
What is the precambrian era
200
Canadian shield, highlands and low lands
what are the 3 broad categories that the landform regions are divided into?
200
This types of volcano has a very wide base
What is a shield volcano
200
Marble and slate are examples of this type of rock
What is metamorphic rock
300
Alfred Wegener
Who was that scientist that thought of the theory continental drift?
300
this was the third geologic era
What is the mesozoic era
300
This is the oldest landform region in Canada
What is the Canadian Shield?
300
Mauna Loa is an example of this
What is a volcano
300
the physical or chemical breakdown or change of objects due to weather conditions. It occurs mainly through the action of wind, water, and temperature
What is weathering
400
These are the 3 types of plate boundaries
What are convergent, divergent and transform
400
We live in this geologic era
What is the cenozoic era?
400
Appalachian Mountains, Innuitian Mountains and the Western Cordillera
What are the 3 highlands in Canada?
400
One of these hit India in 2004
What is a tsunami
400
These rocks have been changed over time by extreme pressure and heat
What is metamorphic rocks
500
jigsaw fit, fossils on different continents, ice sheets covering Africa and India, and similar mountains on different continents
What are the ways Alfred Wegener tried to prove continental drift?
500
This was know as the age of amphibians and fish
What is the Palaeozoic era
500
This is the most northern landform region
What are the Innuitian Mountains
500
These 2 natural disasters often occur at plate boundaries
What are volcanoes and earthquakes
500
is the removal and transport of surface materials (soil, rocks, mud, etc.) through the actions of wind, water, and ice.
What is erosion
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