Rocks and Minerals
Rocks that are formed by tiny pieces of rock being cemented together are known as:
Sedimentary rocks
Which is the longest segment of time? Period, Era, or Epoch?
Era
This type of dating is used to find the exact age of something
Absolute dating
A violent shaking of the ground
Earthquake
What is Mr. Goyette's favorite food? (Think about what state he is from)
Rocks that are formed through heat and pressure are known as:
Metamorphic rock
Which is the era in which dinosaurs thrived? (Cenozoic, Paleozoic, or Mesozoic)
Mesozoic
This type of dating is used to find which rocks are older and younger based on their relationships to other rocks
Relative dating
Molten material is flowing above ground. Do we call this lava or magma?
Lava
Name the three sports Mr. Goyette played in HS
Baseball, basketball, football
Rocks that are formed by the cooling of magma or lava are known as:
Igneous rocks
Which time period predated the Paleozoic era and is when cyanobacteria thrived?
Precambrian time
Gaps in the geologic record are known as:
Unconformities
When two plates are moving away from each other, what kind of boundary are we looking at?
Divergent
Rocks go through different phases and change to different kinds of rocks (ex: igneous->metamorphic, sedimentary->igneous, ect.) What is this process called?
The Rock Cycle
In order to make _____________, you need _____________
In order to make rocks, you need minerals
Order the different time segments from shortest to longest (period, era, epoch)
Epoch, period, era
Radioactive decay is associated with what type of dating?
Absolute dating
When two plates the move past each other, what kind of boundary are we looking at?
Transform
"EARFQUAKE" is a famous song performed by which rapper?
Tyler, The Creator
Obsidian is formed by lava cooling on earth's surface. What kind of rock is obsidian?
Igneous
Order the era's from oldest to youngest (Cenozoic, mesozoic, Paleozoic)
Paleozoic, mesozoic, cenozoic
The Law of Superposition is associated with what kind of dating?
Relative
When two plates come together and one sinks under the other, what kind of boundary is that called?
Convergent
Who was Mr. Goyette's #4 artist on his Spotify Wrapped last year? (hint: I was gonna give you a hint but honestly, nevermind)
Drizzy