Volcanoes
What would most likely cause a volcano to have a crater in the top?
extreme pressure
Weathering and Erosion causes...
Sediments
Moving of sediment to a new location.
Deposition
The remains or an impression from an animal or plant that existed millions of years before.
What is a fossil.
If I showed you a picture of 4 layers of soil (1youngest -4 oldest), which layer would be most affected by weathering and erosion?
1
magma that reaches the surface
lava
Compaction and cementation creates what rock?
Sedimentary
The moving of sediments from their original position.
Erosion
A spider got stuck in tree sap. What is this called once the tree sap harden?
Amber
True-Form Fossil
Volcanoes are at a convergent plate boundary. What is the process of the formation?
Subducting of one plate under another.
Also called a composite cone volcano.
stratovolcano
Heat and pressure creates....
metamorphic
__________ is the creation of smaller pieces of rock through physical or chemical means.
weathering
- Leaf
- Animal/ Fish bones
- Animal Heart
- Seashell
What is not likely to become fossilized?
animal heart
Where are the most active volcanoes?
The Ring of Fire.
This type of volcano has slow, gentle eruptions.
Shield
The cooling of magma creates an...
Igneous Rock
Mass of Earth that gives way.
Landslide
Describe The Law of Superposition.
The law states that the oldest layer will be on the bottom and the youngest on top.
What landform forms at a convergent ocean plate boundary?
- ridges
- trenches
- valley
trenches
A volcano that has not erupted within 10,000 years but may not erupt again.
dormant
The melting of an igneous or metamorphic rock.
magma
This valley was formed by a glacier. Is it V-shaped or U-shaped?
U-shaped
Scientist who study the history of life on Earth through the examination of fossilized remains of plants, animals, and microorganisms.
Paleontologist.
This process occurs in the mantle. It is the force behind tectonics.
convection current