Geology
Geology is the study of...
The oldest and longest era in geologic time.
What is the Pre-Cambrian Era
This region is characterized by generally flat lying to low rolling hills and large wide river valleys
Interior Plains
The theory Proposed by Alfred Wegener
What is the theory of Continental Drift
Two plates moving away from each other is what type of plate movement.
Divergent
The three main rock types are
Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary
Cenozoic means ...
True or false: The rocks of the Canadian Shield formed during the Pre-Cambrian era.
TRUE
The study of the earth's surface is called
What is Physiography
Two plates move towards each other in this plate motion.
Convergent
Sandstone, limestone, chalk, and shale are all examples of this rock type
Sedimentary
Reptiles are the dominant life form in this era
What is the Mesozoic
The location of this landform region is entirely in Nunavut
Innuitian Mountains
The outer most layer of the earth (2 names)
What is the Crust and Lithosphere
Anticline folding can create these two landform types.
Hills and Mountains
This rock type has the greatest range of physical features.
Metamorphic
What is mass extinction
Appalachian Mountains
The theory proposed by J. Tuzo Wilson
What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics
Syncline can create these two landforms
Valleys and Lakes
True or false: weathering and erosion changes sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock
FALSE: heat and pressure do
The dominant life form in the lower Paleozoic era.
What are marine invertebrates
The great lakes were carved out by this process
The mantle moves at the same rate as this.
What is the growth of a fingernail
Trasform plates can cause these types of natural disasters (2)
Eathquakes and Volcanoes