Unit 4 Review

Unit 4 Review

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Science

7th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is plate tectonics?

Back

The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do tectonic plates create new rock?

Back

The movement of tectonic plates can cause magma to rise from the mantle, which cools and solidifies to form new rock.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is erosion?

Back

The process of transporting rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is compaction in geology?

Back

The process where layers of sediment build up and exert pressure on the layers below, causing them to become denser.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is sediment?

Back

Small fragments of rock and minerals that have been broken down by weathering and erosion.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the rock cycle?

Back

The continuous process of rock formation and transformation, including the processes of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock formation.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is lithification?

Back

The process of turning sediment into solid rock through compaction and cementation.

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