CKLA Unit 5 Geology Test Review

What is geology?

• The study of the makeup of the earth and the process that change and shape it

• The study of the characteristics of the earth's surface.

• The study of past human life.

What does the rock cycle explain?

• Rocks are solidified from sediments in a continuous cycle.

• Rocks are created, destroyed, and recreated in a continuous cycle.

• Rocks are created and then destroyed in a long process that occurs slowly over time.

What evidence suggested that the continents locations were once very different than they are today?

• The same types of rocks and fossils were discovered in different parts of the world.

• Maps from long ago showed that the continents were once closer together.

• Ancient records were found describing the climate of Antarctica as being warm.

Moving apart, colliding, and sliding sideways past one another are the three different ways in which __________ interact.

• Faults

• Continents

• Techtonic plates

The continental drift hypothesis explains that...

• Climate change and animals evolve over long periods of time.

• All of the continents were once joined as Pangea until they broke apart.

• All the continents exist on plates.

Weathering is the process in which...

• Rocks are mixed with liquid and are completely broken down.

• Sediments are moved from place to place.

• Rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

Erosion is the process in which...

• Sediments are moved from place to place.

• Rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

• Large amounts of rocks moved down the side of a mountain.

What is the vocabulary word for this definition?
A crack in the Earth's crust.

• Earthquake

• Fault

• Rock

What is the vocabulary word for this definition?
The violent shaking of the ground caused by huge blocks of rock moving along a fault line.

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Geyser

What is the vocabulary word for this definition?
A naturally occurring nonliving solid made of minerals.

• Hotspot

• Tectonic plate

• Rock