4th Quarter Exam 2021-22

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

All geologic events occur at Divergent boundaries EXCEPT

What type of rock forms when lava cools above the Earth's surface?

A metallic or non- metallic mineral or rock that contains a useful substance that can be mined or produced for a profit.

What are the building blocks of rocks?

A property of minerals that is used to describe how a mineral reflects light.

What is the name of the supercontinent made of all continents that existed millions of years ago?

The process by which atoms form a solid with an orderly, repeating pattern.

The two elements in the outer core are

Who discovered the FOUR pieces of evidence that showed continental drift?

What is the process through which sediments turn into sedimentary rock?

Earth's inner core is mostly composed of which element?

A break in a mineral along a rough or irregular surface.

Which layer of the Earth is broken into tectonic plates?

Sometimes the color of the mineral powder is not the same color as the original mineral. What is this called?

Island Arcs are created at which type of plate boundary?

What type of rock forms when magma cools below the Earth's surface?

The two most abundant elements in the Earth's crust are

What is the Geosphere?

The two most abundant elements in the Earth's mantle and asthenosphere are

Which layer of the Earth has moving convection currents?

Subduction zones occur at which types of plate boundaries?

What are the THREE forces that are making the "plates" move?

The layered appearance in metamorphic rock that results when uneven pressures cause flat mineral to line up.

All of the following are evidence of Continental drift EXCEPT