Midterm Review 24 - 25

Front

What is the location of the youngest rock on the Atlantic ocean floor?

Back

Closest to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Front

What does the law of superposition tell us about the age of rock layers of the Earth?

Back

The oldest rock layers are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top.

Front

Which fossil is relatively the oldest?

Back

Trilobite.

Front

What theory describes the formation of our solar system?

Back

The solar nebular theory.

Front

What type of boundary is a divergent plate boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.

Front

What is the definition of a convergent plate boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates collide.

Front

What is a transform plate boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

Front

What is the significance of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

Back

It is a divergent boundary where new oceanic crust is formed.

Front

What is the principle of uniformitarianism?

Back

The principle that the same geological processes that operate today also operated in the past.

Front

What is a fossil?

Back

The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.