GEOLOGY EXAM 2 REVIEW

Silicates is the Largest Mineral group(oxygen&Silicon)

Before the presence of (the)_______________, life was restricted to shallow water.

Horizontal stripes of rocks seen in a cliff are formed by layers of sediments being compacted into solid igneous rocks.

The entire Earth was a ball of magma early in its evolution and has slowly cooled over millions of years.

What stress type is Convergent boundaries?

When plates move towards each other it is called...

Formed by burial & composition of matter transported in solution or suspension are called...

What boundary is in charge of these fault types:Right-Lateral Strike-Slip & Left-Lateral Strike-Slip

A mineral is organic.

When did the largest extinction of the Phanerozoic Eon occur? (Wiped out 95% of species)

There are 7 mechanical (physical property) layers of the Earth.

What stress types are divergent boundaries?

Which of the following greenhouse gases was abundant in the early atmosphere(combined with oxygen it formed...)

What stress types are transform boundaries?

Which of the following is NOT a type of fold?

Geologists use Iron Meteorites to study the COMPOSITION of Earth's core

What is the most common mineral in Earths Mantle

Fungi and Plants were the first 2 groups of organisms to venture out of the water and onto land.

What are the three layers of Earth

What are the 5 mechanical layers of Earth

Anions are negatively charged & bigger while Cations are positively charged & vary in size

Which of the following is NOT a type of fold?

several branches of the biological sciences have disproved evolution; their data does not agree with evolutional theory

When Plates pull apart from each other it is called...

S Waves are compressional and are the primary wave; P waves are shear and are the secondary wave

Which eon was the first, and began 4.6 billion years ago?

I just want to note that I did not look this over so if there are mistakes like grammar etc... just bypass thank u

There are 2 methods used to determine the age of a rock: relative dating & Absolute dating

The definition of a mineral is that it is naturally occurring,inorganic, chemically composed,atomic structure,phys.prop

Excessive volcanism triggers a temporary __________________ on Earth.

Convergent boundaries are how the oceanic crust formed.

Formed by the alteration of pre-existing sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous rocks due to increased T-P are called

Sediments accumulated in depositional basins are buried lithified, and then through diagenesis become sedimentary rocks.

What is the most common mineral in Earth’s crust?

What controls the heights of mountains?

What element caused  Earth's early oceans to be olive green in color?

Which organism is responsible for oxygenating the atmosphere and oceans through photosynthesis during the Precambrian?

What is the 2nd most common mineral found in Earth's Crust

What boundary is in charge of these fault types: Normal (high angle) and detachment (low angle)

Formed by solidification of magma are called...

Megascopic requires high magnification to see while Microscopic we use our naked eye

What boundary is in charge of these fault types: Normal (high angle) and detachment (low angle)

What are the three types of rock?

Shallow ocean waters (near the coastlines, teaming with life) Form Oil and Gas

What is the mechanism that tears continents (like Supercontinent Pangaea) apart?

What is layered rocky mounds created by generations of photosynthetic life forms

Which of the following tools do you NOT use (not rely on) to identify a mineral?

All sedimentary rocks form on the surface of the Earth and therefore record past surface environments.

Minerals with the same composition but different crustal structures within different geologic environments are called

Continental and Oceanic are the two types of crust on Earth.

Felsic magma can only erupt on/through continental crust.

The most common mineral in Earth's crust is quartz.

Fresh water swamps (decomposed plant life) Form Coal

What are ancient cores of continents called

What were the first vertebrates (those with spinal column vertebrae) to venture onto land?

Which of the following is NOT true of the Hadean Eon?

Fossils grow larger during metamorphism.

The rock cycle is dependent on the __ cycle which depends on S.E and on the __ cycle which depends on G.T.E.

The Earth is layered because the supernova caused it to form one layer at a time.

Plate tectonics is the name of the theory that describes how the continents move with time.

The genus Homo evolved 2 million years ago, and Homo Sapiens evolved ~200,000 years ago in Africa.

When plates move horizontally past each other it is called

Which of the following is NOT a type of volcanic edifice?

Oceanic Crust is thicker than Continental Crust

An earthquake's magnitude is calculated by using the height of earthquake waves & the distance of the epicenter

The entire Earth was a ball of magma early in its evolution and has slowly cooled over millions of years.

Which of the following is the most primitive, least evolved type of magma that comes directly from the mantle?