Unit 7&8 Test Review

This is the San Andreas fault, and it is an example of which type of fault or boundary?

Igneous rocks are associated with which of the following

The hypothesis that the fossil in layer D is younger than the fossil in layer C is supported by the

How would scientists explain the discovery of ancient perching bird fossils in Africa if they originate in Australia?

What happens at convergent plate boundaries?

Earth used to be ___ compact than today. The accretion process led to a ___ gravitational attraction.

Carbon dating and other similar methods calculate age of a sample by quantifying the amount of

According to the rock cycle, how can sedimentary rock be transformed into metamorphic rock?

Oceanic crust is ______ dense than continental crust.

Divergent plate boundaries are where plates _____.

Earthquakes often seem to coincide with ___ and provide evidence for the theory of ___.

The oldest layer in the diagram is

Based on the map and seismographic data, we would infer that the earthquake epicenter is PROBABLY at site

To find the time difference between Primary (P) and Secondary (S) waves, you must do which of the following:

You have 50g of sandstone, it was compacted and cemented from 50g of sand particles, what can you conclude?

An earthquake is what happens when 2 blocks of the earth slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called a

"Metamorphosis" means to change form. Metamorphic rocks directly form from

What happens before volcanoes form at convergent plate boundaries?

Which of these is not associated with hot spots?

Which events are associated with transform plate boundaries?

A large granite batholith lies in south central Virginia, suggesting that there was once a __. (Hint: Granite=igneous)

Which of these BEST describes the concept of the rock cycle?