Geologic Time
Rocks
Tectonic Plates
Landform Regions/Natural Disasters
Weather & Climate
100
Name of the supercontinent that existed 200-300 million years ago
Pangea
100
Type of rock formed when magma cools
Igneous
100
The layer of the earth below the crust is called the...
Mantle
100
This landform region is located in Southern Ontario and is characterized by gently rolling hills
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands
100
The difference between weather and climate is...
Weather is day to day characteristics, climate is the long term average in an area.
200
How old is the earth?
4.5 billion year olds
200
The type of rock formed when sediments are pressed and compacted together
Sedimentary
200
Who developed the theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
200
This landform region is located in British Columbia and is characterized by rugged mountains
Western Cordillera
200
On a climate graph, what does the red line represent?
Temperature
300
Provide one piece of evidence that led to the discovery of Continental Drift
Jigsaw fit of continents
Same fossils of plants and animals found on different continents
Mountains of similar age and structure on different sides of the Atlantic.
300
The type of rock formed under heat and pressure
Metamorphic
300
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Convergent Plates
300
How is a tsunami triggered?
When an earthquake lifts or drops part of the ocean floor
300
What is LOWERN an acronym for? (What does each letter represent?)
Latitude, Ocean currents, Wind, Elevation, Relief and Nearness to water
400
When was Canada’s last Ice age?
18 000 years ago
400
What is it called when rocks are broken down into smaller fragments and moved by some force of nature?
Weathering and Erosion
400
According to plate tectonics theory the planet is made up of ___ number of plates of land and sea
20
400
True or false: an earthquake can occur along
Diverging plate boundaries
Converging plate boundaries
Transform plate boundaries
True
400
Warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space. Certain gases in the atmosphere block heat from escaping.
The Greenhouse Gas Effect
500
Geologic Era that the Canadian Shield was formed
Precambrian
500
A diamond is an example of which type of rock:
Metamorphic (heat and pressure)
500
Earthquakes and volcanoes frequently occur at:
The edge of plate boundaries
500
Where in Canada is an earthquake most likely to occur?
Along the west coast of Canada (Juan de Fuca and the North American Plate)
500
A large temperature range and low annual precipitation is an example of what type of climate?
Continental