stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Earth Science SOL Review 8th Grade Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Earth Science SOL Review 8th Grade
Earth Science SOL Review 8th Grade
18 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
231 plays
8th Grade Earth Science SOL Review
Flashcards
18 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
18
Answers
1
What is a volcano?
A spot where magma has collected over time
An opening where magma is erupted onto the Earth's surface
A mountain that contains a pool of lava inside
A hole in the ocean
2
T or F
: Hot Spot volcanic activity is unique in that it is
not
related to plate boundaries.
True
False
3
Major features of convergent boundaries include...
strike-slip faults
mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, and volcanoes
collision zones and subduction zones
collision zones and strike-slip faults
4
What is the
best
conclusion if many fossils found in a civilization are of marine organisms?
Marine life had existed, but is now completely extinct
Large areas had been periodically covered by seawater
The civilization praised fish lords
Marine organisms used to exist there, but have migrated
5
What happens when movement occurs along a fault?
A Tsunami
A Hurricane
A Tornado
An Earthquake
6
Continental drift is a consequence of ____________________.
Gravitational Pull
The Seasons
Plate Tectonics
The Waves
7
Most Virginia fossils are of _______________.
Ancient Bugs
Land Mammals
Marine Organisms
Humans
8
Describe the
Inner Core
of the Earth
Liquid & mostly iron
Rocky & brittle
Solid & mostly iron
Liquid & Hot
9
Major features of transform boundaries include...
mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, and volcanoes
subduction and mid-ocean ridges
collision zones and subduction zones
strike-slip faults
10
The solid outer shell of the Earth is called...
The Outer Core
The Lithosphere
The Mantle
The Inner Core
11
What are used to determine the relative ages of rocks?
Fossils, superposition, and cross-cutting relations
Fossils and stratification
The number of bands on a rock's appearance
Carbon dating & guestimating
12
The increase in carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere most likely occurred because of...
Increase in plants
Increase in rocks
Increase in bugs
Increase in human activities
13
Earthquake activity is associated with...
Stratification
Plate Boundaries
Volcanic Activity
Erosion
14
Radioactive decay is used to...
Determine the relative age of fossils
Determine the absolute age of rocks
Determine the absolute age of fossils
Determine the relative age of rocks
15
Which type of crust is relatively thick, old, and less dense?
Baked Crust
Ocean Crust
Continental Crust
Volcanic Crust
16
Approximately how old is the Earth?
5.6 billion years old
4 billion years old
1.2 million years old
4.6 billion years old
17
Which type of crust is relatively thin, young, and
dense
?
Continental Crust
Volcanic Crust
Ocean Crust
Maritime Crust
18
Plate Tectonics is driven by _________ in the Earth's ________.
currents, ocean
convection, inner core
conduction, mantle
convection, mantle
