Geology Review 8th Grade Science

The tectonic plates move on top of which layer of the Earth...

Volcanic island chains can form over hot spots where there is no plate boundary.

When contour lines bend it means they have crossed a _____________________.

The contour interval for a topographic map does not change for that particular map.

Closely spaced contour lines represent ____________________ slopes.

When a tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks in to the mantle...

The process by which rock chemically reacts with water, gases, or solutions.

A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move (slide past each other)...

Contour lines on a topographic map connect areas with the same elevation.

This is the layer of Earth where convection currents occur...

Gulleys, deltas, canyons and flood plains are made by which agent of erosion?

Widely spaced contour lines represent _______________ slopes.

A geological process in which material is added to a land form.

The densest portion of Earth's crust.

When two tectonic plates move toward each other...

The breaking down of rock at or near Earth's surface.

What are the 4 evidences for Pangaea?

A topographic map shows the ________________ and _____________________ of an area.

New crust is formed in this type of plate boundary...

Crust is destroyed in which plate boundary motion...

Convergent plate boundaries form the following surface features...

Subduction does not occur in which of the following convergences?

The least dense portion of Earth's crust...

Beaches, sea cliffs, sea caves and sea arches are made by which agent of erosion?

Large area of land & water containing a geographically distinct group of natural communities.

Contour lines never cross or branch.

This scientist developed the theories of Pangaea and Continental Drift...

Of the 3 plate boundaries, which one is least likely to experience earthquakes?

The tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's lithosphere.

The movement of rock and sediment from one place to another.

What can topographic maps tell you that satellite images cannot?

Moraines and U shaped valleys are made by which agent of erosion?

Which is NOT an agent of erosion?

The "V" of a contour line points ________________ or ___________________.

This technology is used to map the sea floor...

Sand dunes and arches are made by which agent of erosion?

What do the contour lines in the picture tell you about elevation?

The transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles into an area of cooler fluid...

The least dense tectonic plate subducts underneath the denser tectonic plate.

When two tectonic plates move away from each other...