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ROCK CYCLE
PLATE TECTONICS
GEOLOGIC PROCESS
Earth Layers/Waves and More
RANDOM
100
These rocks are formed by erosion, deposition, and cementation
What is Sedimentary Rocks
100
Earth crust is broken into large sections called _________
What is plates or tectonic plates
100
These are breaks or cracks in Earth's crust
What is a fault
100
In sedimentary rock layers, this layer is usually the oldest
What is the bottom layer
100
How old is Earth
What is 4.6 Billion Years Old
200
These rocks are formed by heat and pressure but are not melted
What is Metamorphic Rocks
200
This is the force that causes tectonic plates to move.
What is convection currents
200
When the force on rocks is great enough, they break, producing vibrations called________
What is earthquakes
200
Primary waves ______________ when they hit the liquid outer core a. slow down b. stay the same c. stop d. speed-up
What is a. slow down
200
______________ Faults are caused by sheer force a Normal strike-slip Reverse Elastic
What is Reverse
300
This process changes any rock type into igneous rock
What is Melting
300
Mid-ocean ridges are this type of plate boundary
What is divergent boundary
300
Plates of the lithosphere float on the a. crust b. asthenosphere c. core d. atmosphere
What is b. asthenosphere
300
To determine how far away from a seismograph station an earthquake occurred, scientist plot the difference in arrival times between
What is P and S waves
300
What is the purpose of a topographic map?
What is a shape of the land using contour lines.
400
This type of rock is likely to have fossils
What is Sedimentary Rock
400
Subduction zones are this type of plate boundary
What is convergent boundary
400
What is the minimum number of seismograph stations a scientist must have data from in order to locate the epicenter of an earthquake? a. two b. five c. four d. three
What is d. three
400
Active volcanoes are more likely to form at what type of boundaries?
What is convergent ocean-continental boundaries
400
The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current location is called__________?
What is continental drift
500
Which statement best describes how rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? a. Rocks are classified by where they are found b. Rocks are classified by how old they are c. Rocks are classified by how they were formed d. Rocks are classified by their color
What is c. Rocks are classified by how they were formed
500
__________ and ____________ cause the mantle to be molten and flow like a fluid
What is heat and pressure
500
Scientists discovered changes in Earth's interior by studying a. tsunamis b. tides c. changes in seismic waves d. all of the above
What is c. changes in seismic waves
500
The Andes mountain range of South America was formed at a _________ boundary
What is convergent boundary
500
Once the elastic limit of rocks is passed, they break and move along surfaces called?
What is faults