Theory of Plate Tectonics
Rock Cycle
Human Impact
Layers of Earth
Relative Dating vs. Absolute Dating
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What does the Theory of Plate Tectonics say about Earth?
Earth's surface has changed over time because solid plates are moving on top of a soft surface that moves due to convection currents.
100
What type of rock is associated with deposition and compaction?
Sedimentary Rock
100
Destruction and removal of trees for the purpose of manufacturing, expansion, construction, etc.
Deforestation
100
What is the lithosphere.
The solid, rigid outer shell of the Earth, made up of the crust and the brittle upper part of the mantle
100
Which mountain is younger? 
Mountain B
200
What is the asthenosphere?
Zone of Earth's mantle lying beneath the lithosphere and believed to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere.
200
What type of rock is formed when magma cools?
Igneous Rock
200
The process by which fertile land becomes arid desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
Desertification
200
What part of Earth is responsible for generating its magnetic field?
The Outer Core
200
What is the name of the Law that states that younger layers of rock will be found towards the top, and older layers will be found towards the bottom?
Law of Superposition
300
What is the name of the theoretical super continent that existed over 200 million years ago?
Pangea
300
A rock from a volcano slides all the way down to the beach, then is carried into the sea. Eventually this rock is deposited by the ocean tides on a different beach. Wind and water weather the rock into fine particles. What type of rock did it start as, and what type of rock is it now?
Igneous Rock to Sedimentary Rock.
300
Concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere and hydrosphere; including the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics
Air and Water Quality
300
What are the two solid layers of Earth?
Crust and the Inner Core
300
Why would someone think that most mammals are younger than a lot of dinosaurs?
They are found in layers higher than those of the dinosaurs.
400
What are three things that can arise out of plate tectonic activity
Mountains, Volcanoes, Earthquakes & Tsunamis, Ocean Ridges.
400
What type of rock can we find deep beneath the earth that experiences a lot of heat and pressure?
Metamorphic Rock
400
The concentration of human populations in densely populated areas leading to the destruction of natural land forms.
Urbanization
400
What layer of Earth is responsible for the movement of Plate Tectonics?
The Mantle.
400
Why is it called Absolute Dating?
It provides a specific numerical age range for an object or rock layer.
500
What happens at a convergent boundary where one plate is oceanic and the other is continental?
Subduction and volcanoes may form.
500
What type of rock is basalt? What type of rock is limestone? What type of rock is Quartz?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
500
The movement of material by wind, water, or other natural and manmade agents.
Erosion
500
What do we call the type of heat transfer in the Mantle that causes plate tectonics to move?
Convection
500
A scientific method used to find the absolute age of rocks, fossils, and minerals by measuring how much a radioactive element has decayed.
Radioactive Dating