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New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.
Divergent Oceanic
Divergent Continental
Convergent Oceanic
Transform
Oceanic crust (sea floor) is destroyed at this boundary.
Convergent Oceanic
Divergent Oceanic
Convergent Continental-Continental
Divergent Continental
The idea that continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and
moved
Continental Drift
Tectonic Plates
Transform
Subduct
Forms where plates are moving away from each other
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Formed where two sections of Earth’s crust are colliding
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
The land mass where all of the continents were once together in one large continent is called ________________.
Laurasia
Pangaea
Eurasia
Gondwana
Tectonic plates consist of
continental crust
inner core
both continental and oceanic crust
oceanic crust
outer core
The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of
magnetic reversal
sonar
continental drift
plate boundaries
The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the earth
convection currents in the Asthenosphere
the gravity of the core
the pressure of the atmosphere
Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that
the tectonic plates are moving away from each other
the continental crust is melting
the more dense oceanic crust is subducting
an ocean ridge is forming
Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that
the tectonic plates are moving towards each other
the continental crust is melting
the more dense oceanic crust is subducting
an ocean ridge is forming
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______
convection
continental drift
subduction
conduction
What are the two types of crust
mantle
continental
asthenosphere
core
oceanic
What is this a picture of?
Plate tectonics
Pangaea
continental drift
Ice Age
How fast the continents move?
1-4 inches per day
1-4 inches per week
1-4 inches per month
1-4 inches per year
The three types of plate boundaries are
Convergent, divergent, change
Divergent, allegiant, insurgent
Convergent, divergent, transform
Push, pull, slide
What is common at convergent boundaries?
Valleys
Canyons
Mountains
Rivers
What happens often at transform boundaries?
Rain
Hurricanes
Volcanic activity
Earthquakes
The crust is
Layer of molten metal.
Outermost layer of the Earth.
Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
Innermost layer of solid metal.
The outer core is
Layer of liquid metal.
Outermost layer of the Earth.
Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
Innermost layer of solid metal.
The inner core is
Layer of liquid metal.
Outermost layer of the Earth.
Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
Innermost layer of solid metal.
Who first proposed the idea of Continental Drift?
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
Galileo Galilee
What did Wegener name the large supercontinent where all the continents were joined together?
Wegenerland
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
Pangaea
Most geologists rejected Wegener's idea of Continental Drift because _________.
He used too many pieces of evidence to support the idea.
He wanted to know what Earth looked like millions of years ago, which is impossible.
He couldn't identify what would cause continents to move around.
They were afraid of the new idea.
Wegener used the fit of the continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.
true
false
Wegener used matching mountain ranges across different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.
true
false
Wegener used matching matching fossils of the same organisms on different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.
true
false
Which layer is the thinnest?
Crust
Mantle
Outer corr
Inner core
This layer of Earth is solid iron and nickel
Inner core
Mantle
Outer core
Crust
Is the layer were we live
Inner core
Crust
Outer core
Mantle
Is the outer core solid or liquid?
Solid
Liquid
According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar fossils in South America and Africa supports which scientific idea?
Animals easily and frequently travel from Africa to South America.
Species of animals probably traveled between continents on natural rafts (such as trees destroyed in tsunamis).
Land bridges once existed that connected the continents.
South America and Africa were once connected together.
Are the continents still moving today?
Yes
No
Scientists are not sure.
a technique used to date materials, usually rocks, on the basis of radioactive decay rates
radiometric dating
carbon dating
absolute dating
relative dating
a division of geologic time that is a subdivision of an era and is itself subdivided into epochs
period
era
eon
epoch
fossils of organisms belonging to species that existed in large numbers for a relatively short amount of geologic time; used to date the rocks in which they are found
index fossil
trace fossil
imprint
body fossil
the beginning of the Paleozoic Era, 540 to 485 million years ago
Jurassic Period
Cambrian Period
Hadean Eon
the longest division of time in the geologic time scale
eon
era
epoch
period
the biological process by which most plants, some algae, and some bacteria produce organic compounds for their food from water and carbon dioxide using solar energy
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
glycolysis
Krebs cycle
the age given in years, of a fossil, a rock, a feature, or an event; usually determined through radiometric dating
absolute age
relative age
absolute dating
relative dating
a large landmass created by the convergence of multiple continents
supercontinent
large continent
minicontinent
megacontinent
the record of geologic time, divided into eons, eras, periods, epochs, and ages
geologic time scale
jurassic time scale
epoch time scale
pangaea time scale
a period of rapid growth in life's diversity from 540 to 485 million years ago
Cambrian explosion
Cambrian Period
Jurassic Period
Hadean Period
the second-longest division in the geologic time scale, measured in tens- to hundreds-of-millions of years
era
eon
epoch
period
the dating of events based solely upon the order in which they occurred
relative age
absolute age
relative dating
absolute dating
the loss of many species throughout the world in a short period of time
mass extinction
complete extinction
small extinction
large extinction
States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
superposition
cross-cutting
unconformity
uniformitarianism
A break in the geologic record that is made when rock layers are ERODED over a long period of time
superposition
relative dating
unconformity
cross-cutting
What is the law of superposition?
The age of sedimentary rock not found in the original layers.
Metamorphic rock is younger than the nearby igneous rock.
Sedimentary rock in it's original position is older than layers above it.
Metamorphic rock is older because it was deposited to nearby sedimentary rock.
Analyze the seashell found in the white layer. Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?
It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.
It is older than the layers below it.
It is younger than the layers above it.
It is older than the layers above it.
What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?
Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
F
B
E
A
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
F
B
E
A
Which of the following is the oldest?
Layer L
Intrusion H
Intrusion D
Layer E
How does sedimentary rock usually form?
Vertically
Folding
Diagonally
Horizontally
Layer B on side #1 (left) is a match to which layer on side #2 (right)?
z
y
w
there is no match
Is intrusion V older or younger than layer W?
younger
older
What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?
B, C, D, E, A
E, D, C, B, A
A, B, C, D, E
B, C, D, A, E
What is the correct order of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?
F, E, C, B, A, D
F, E, D, C, B, A
A, B, C, D, E, F
D, F, E, C, B, A
What law states that any geologic feature that cuts across other layers is younger than layers it cuts across?
Law of superpostion
Law of layers
Law of inclusion
Law of crosscutting
Layer D on site #1 (left) is a match to which layer on site #2 (right)?
z
y
w
there is not a match
Unstable atoms that decay (change) and are considered radioactive
Isotope
Half-Life
Absolute Dating
Radiometric Dating
Length of time for half the atoms of an isotope to decay
Isotope
Half-Life
Radiometric Dating
Absolute Dating
A theory that says the universe began as a small point that expanded rapidly about 13.8 billion years ago.
Big Bang Theory
Singularity Theory
Galaxy Theory
Which description is considered most accurate regarding what actually happened during the Big Bang?
Two galaxies collided causing an immense explosion as stars crashed into one another
All of what would become the universe was concentrated in a single small point, or singularity, which rapidly expanded into what is now stars, planets, galaxies, matter, and energy.
All matter emerged from a massive black hole at the center of the universe.
Parts of the sun were ripped off by massive internal explosions and were thrown into space where they cooled to become other things, like plants, comets, and other galaxies.
How old is the universe?
13.7 billion years old
13.7 million years old
13.7 trillion years old
I don't know
How did scientists figure out the age of the universe?
By making very detailed observations using telescopes and math
By guessing
By using a time machine
I don't know
True or False: The universe has never stopped expanding since the Big Bang.
True
False
How is the "Big Bang" described?
an explosion
an expansion
a contraction
What instrument has allowed us to look deep into space to observe things far away that give us hints to the past?
The Hubble telescope
The Eiffel Tower
Binkley's barometer
The Smith Space Balloon
Which of these things happened first?
stars and galaxies formed
rapid expansion of the universe
heavy elements formed
our earth formed
