Vocabulary Blitz
What is the Earth's outer layer called?
What is the LITHOSPHERE?
What is the process called when rocks break down into smaller pieces?
What is WEATHERING?
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move together? AND what phenomenon often occurs at this boundary?
What is a CONVERGENT BOUNDARY. The phenomenon that often occurs MOUNTAIN BUILDING.
What is the longest division of geologic time called?
What is an EON?
Plants obtain energy from the _______. In a process called __________.
What is...Plants obtain energy from the SUN. In a process called PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
What is the term for the movement of sediments from one place to another?
What is EROSION?
Name the three main types of rocks.
What are IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY, METAMORPHIC?
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart? AND what phenomenon often occurs at this boundary?
What is a divergent boundary? AND what is volcanic eruptions.
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What does the LAW OF SUPERPOSITION state?
What is the law of superposition states that older rocks are on the bottom of Earth's layers and younger rocks are on the top.
The ___________heats the Earth unevenly. It is hotter at the equator than at the poles. This uneven heating causes ___________ currents in the air.
The SUN heats the Earth unevenly. It is hotter at the equator than at the poles. This uneven heating causes CONVECTION currents in the air.
What is the term for when sediments are dropped onto another location. Often landforms such as river deltas are formed through this process.
What is DEPOSITION?
How does SEDIMENTARY rock form?
What is through the compaction of sediments?
Give an example of a landform created by tectonic plate movement.
What are mountains or ocean trenches?
How old is Earth?
What is Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old.
The movement of wind, water, and waves contribute to our ever changing landforms. They __________ and ___________our beaches and mountains.
What is...The movement of wind, water, and waves contribute to our ever changing landforms. They WEATHER and ERODE our beaches and mountains.
______________ _______________ is heat in the Earth that causes molten rock in the mantle to move. This hot rock rises, cools, then sinks again, creating CONVECTION CURRENTS.
What is THERMAL CONVECTION.
Why is SEDIMENTARY rock so important for us, in Lansing, N.Y. (Hint: what do you find in it and how does this help us learn about Earth?)
SEDIMENTARY rock is important for us in Lansing, N.Y. because we find Trilobites (or Index fossils) which help us learn about the age of our area.
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What theory explains the movement of Earth's plates?
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
What is an INDEX FOSSIL?
INDEX FOSSILS are used to define and identify geologic periods. They are found around the world, there are many of them, and they are easily recognizable.
All erosion involves the force of __________.
All erosion involves the force of GRAVITY.
What is the name of the SUPERCONTINENT that existed millions of years ago?
What is PANGEA?
What role do rivers play in the cycling of Earth's materials? (Hint: Think of the Grand Canyon as an example)
What is transporting sediments and shaping landscapes (erosion)?
At the San Andreas Fault in California, plates slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions. This boundary type is called a _______________boundary. Often this phenomenon occurs at these types of boundaries:________________.
At the San Andreas Fault in California, plates slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions. This boundary type is called a TRANSFORM boundary. Often this phenomenon occurs at these types of boundaries: EARTHQUAKES.
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370 million years ago, Lansing N.Y. was covered in a vast sea during the ________________period. We find the __________s in our sedimentary rocks, which are known as an index fossils.
370 million years ago, Lansing N.Y. was covered in a vast sea during the DEVONIAN period. We find the TRILOBITES in our sedimentary rocks, which are known as index fossils.
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Heat from the core causes convection currents in the ____________________that cause Earth's ____________plates to move.
Heat from the core causes convection currents in the ASTHENOSPHERE that cause Earth's TECTONIC plates to move.