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WorksheetsACAP 1st Semester Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 9mins
The age of a rock when compared to the ages of other rocks is known as...
absolute age
relative age
geologic age
The specific number of years that have passed since a rock formed is known as...
relative age
law of superposition
absolute age
Which event breaks rocks down into smaller pieces?
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
What would be the BEST example of erosion?
Sediment piling up at the mouth of a river
Plant roots growing through concrete and splitting it
Waves carrying sand away from a beach
Which would be the BEST example of deposition?
Sediment piling up at the mouth of a river
Plant roots growing through concrete and splitting it
Waves carrying sand away from a beach
What do we call rock that has been broken down into smaller pieces?
sediment
erosion
texture
This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.
Sedimentary rocks
Rock Cycle
Metamorphic rocks
This is the type of boundary that occurs when tectonic plates move apart.
convergent
divergent
transform
This type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates slide past one another.
convergent
divergent
transform
This type of boundary occurs when tectonic plate move together.
covergent
divergent
transform
Which layer(s) of the Earth are solid? More than one might be right.
outer core
mantle
inner core
crust
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest and is made of molten rock?
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
What is the thin outer layer of the Earth that we live on?
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
Inner core
Put these layers in order from the center of Earth outward
Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core
outer core, inner core, mantle, crust
Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
This is the process of warm liquids rising while cooler liquids sink.
Convection
Subduction
Boiling
A broad volcano with gently sloping sides is a ________________
shield volcano
cinder cone volcano
composite volcano
A small volcano with steep sides.
cinder cone
composite
strata
Volcanoes with broad bases and sides that get steeper toward the top.
Cinder Cone volcano
Shield volcano
Composite volcano
Volcanoes that have erupted recently and are expected to erupt again in the future.
Extinct Volcano
Dormant Volcano
Active Volcano
A volcano that has not erupted recently, but could erupt again in the future.
Dormant
Active
Extinct
Volcanoes that have not erupted recently and will probably never erupt again in the future.
Dormant
Extinct
Active
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
Magma
Lava
What is molten rock that is found under the surface of the Earth?
Magma
Lava
