Earth Science Final Regents Review Overview

What are the two main types of crust that make up tectonic plates?

• Granite and Marble

• Limestone and Sandstone

• Basalt and Limestone

• Granite and Basalt

Who is credited with the discovery that continents were once connected?

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Galileo Galilei

• Charles Darwin

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What type of plate boundary involves plates moving towards each other?

• Convergent

• Parallel

• Transform

• Divergent

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

• Rift Valley

• Trench

• Mountain Range

• Volcano

What is the primary cause of plate movement?

• Convection Currents in the Asthenosphere

• Earth's Rotation

• Gravitational Pull

• Magnetic Fields

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Which seismic wave arrives first at the epicenter?

• Love Wave

• Surface Wave

• P-Wave

• S-Wave

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What instrument is used to measure seismic waves?

• Thermometer

• Seismograph

• Barometer

• Anemometer

What does the law of superposition state?

• Rock layers are formed vertically

• All rock layers are the same age

• The oldest rock layers are on the top

• The oldest rock layers are on the bottom

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What is an unconformity in geological terms?

• A type of rock

• A volcanic eruption

• A buried erosional surface

• A type of fossil

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Which radioactive isotope is commonly used to date living things?

• Thorium-232

• Potassium-40

• Uranium-238

• Carbon-14