Earth Science Semester 1 Review

The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor is

Layer of soil where deep roots reach & minerals have washed down by water through horizon A.

What is the difference between intrusive and extrusive rock?

What type of plate movement is shown?

To chemically weather a rock, you might

Geologists detect many small earthquakes around a volcano, they can infer the volcano will

The geologic time scale is a record of

Which type of rock is most likely to be produced by cooling of magma?

What is the most widely used source of renewable energy in the world today?

Four quartz samples of equal size and shape placed in stream. Which furthest in the stream?

What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?

Which layer in the diagram provides the basic material that forms soil (the "parent" rock)?

The development of soil begins when 

Large mass of ice that moves slowly over land is called a

What type of stress is illustrated in diagram B?

Two plates collide or have a collision with each other at a 

What causes the stress that acts on rock to change its shape, volume or deformation?

The mid-ocean ridge is an example of this type boundary.

___ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.

Deltas are built up by

Which layer is deepest in the earth?

Which sequence shows the correct order of the age from oldest to youngest of bedrock?

Layer of soil where shallow roots of plants pick up nutrients & water and small organisms live.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by

Paleontologists have found that older rocks contain fossils of

People use materials from minerals in

As gullies join together, they form a ____; as they flow they will also combine to form a ___.

Shaking and trembling that results from movement of rock beneath earth's surface is known as 

How continents changed was understood when scientists learned

Which state has the most volcanic eruptions over the past 4,000 years?

After it rains, gravity pulls the water downhill froming tiny groves called

How does the density of material in Earth's layers change with depth?

What determines whether a resource is renewable or nonrenewable?

Process by which the ocean floor sinks through a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle 

Heat transfer caused by differences of temperature and density within a fluid is

Rock contains iron, soft, crumbly, reddish brown; it has probably been chemically weathered by

What is the DIFFERENCE between weathering and erosion?

The material that is moved by the process o erosion is called

What is the name of earth's surface layer?

What layer in the diagram is made up only of partly weathered rock?

In which do the arrows best show convection?

What type of plate event is illustrated?

Land form created when meander cut-off from river by deposition of sediment.

The process in which sediments settles out of the wind or water carrying it is called

As water from rills join together, they form large grooves called

Which stress force causes a rock to squeeze together until it folds or breaks?

The geological theory that states pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion

If the stress that is acting on rock C continues, it could create a ___ fault to occur.