Geology APES

In the Geologic Time Scale, where did we see the first amphibians?

• Jurassic

• Triassic

• Cretaceous

What Epoch are we currently living in now?

• Paleocene

• Miocene

• Holocene

• Oligocene

Tectonic Plates move in certain directions. Transform Plates ____ and form _____

• Move away; valleys

• Move towards; subduction

• Move together; mountains

• Slide past each other; earthquakes

Convergent has three different ways it could move. One of those is subduction, this is when an ____ plate and a ____ plate come together and can form a volcano.

• Continental; continental

• oceanic; continental

• oceanic; oceanic

Continental crust is made of gneiss.

• True

• False

Earth's layers are organized by which of these characteristics?

• Composition

• Density

• Temperature

• Thickness

Oceanic Crust is made of Basalt

• True

• False

How do we know the interior of Earth?

• Digging tools

• Volcanoes

• Subduction Zones

• Seismic Waves

Three Types of Volcanoes are (check all that apply)

• Dome

• Shield

• Cinder

• Composite

• Stratus

These volcanoes are known for their steep side, and explosive eruptions

• Cindercone

• Composite

• Shield

• Stratus