Formation of Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes & Glaciation
Rock Cycle
Landform Regions
100
When was the big bang?
13.8 Billion Years Ago
100
The Mid Atlantic Ridge and the Great Rift Valley are examples of what kind of boundary?
Divergent
100
What evidence of glaciers is visibile in Ontario?
The Great Lakes
100
What is the difference between lava and magma
Lava - molten rock on surface
Magma - molten rock below surface
100
What is the oldest region in Canada?
Canadian Shield
200
The layer between the crust and the core is called
Mantle
200
Subduction zones occur at what type of boundary?
Convergent
200
Most Earthquakes occur along ________ lines.
Fault
200
The type of rock formed from cooling lava
Extrusive Igneous
200
What is youngest landform region in Canada?
Western Cordillera
300
What is the innermost layer of the Earth called and what is it made of?
Inner Core
Solid Iron and Nickle
300
Subduction Zone around the Pacific Ocean • Characterized by frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity, encompassing 75% of the world's active volcanoes and 90% of its earthquakes
The Ring of Fire
300
What is the glacial feature that describes a narrow ridge of rock that separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys.
Arete
300
How is sedimentary rock formed
Through a process involving weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation of sediments
300
What is the most populated landform region and why?
Great Lakes / St. Lawerence Lowlands
Rich agriculture and hottest temps
400
Name 2 pieces of evidence that prove the existence of Pangea?
the jigsaw fit of the continents, similar fossil distributions across continents, matching rock formations, and evidence from past climate zones
400
Provide a real-life example of Ocean-Ocean Convergence
Mariana's Trench
400
What is the difference between terminal, medial and lateral moraine?
Terminal moraines - furthest advance of a glacier Medial- form where two glaciers meetLateral - formed a long the sides of a glacier.
400
Name one type of igneous rock
Granite, Basalt, Diorite, Obsidian, Pumice, etc.
400
Which landform is located in all 4 maritime provinces?
Appalachian Mountains
500
What are convection currents and where do they occur?
Heat transfer from the core to the surface, causing hot, less dense material to rise and cooler, denser material to sink, creating cyclical movements in the Mantle.
500
Explain what a strike-slip fault is and provide an example.
Two plates sliding past eachother
San Andres Fault
500
Identify: 
- Drumlin, Kettles, Fjord
500
Which type of rock typically contains fossils
Sedimentary
500
Order the landform regions in the order that they formed:Western Cordillera, Appalachain Mountains, Canadian Shield, Interior Plains
Can Shield, Appalachian Mnts, Interior Plains, Western Cordillera