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Ch 4 lesson 1-2-3 Restless Earth review
Ch 4 lesson 1-2-3 Restless Earth review
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Ch 4 Restless Earth Lessons 1-2-3
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What happens to rock during deformation?
rocks change shape and size
rocks change into metal ores
rocks become minerals
rocks change in mineral composition
2
What is another name for an ant hill?
fold
fault-block
syncline
anticline
3
What is a convection current?
transfer of energy by movement of matter
transfer of energy through a solid
transfer of energy from lower temp to a high temp
transfer of energy by direct contact
4
What part of the mantle is also part of the lithosphere?
the rigid upper part
the soft moving part
the lower stationary part
the fluid, hot part
5
What causes one tectonic plate to sink beneath another at a subduction zone?
seafloor spreading
folding
slab pull
ridge push
6
What is a strike-slip fault?
2 blocks moving in same direction
1 fault block moves down relative to the other
2 fault blocks move past each other horizontally
1 fault block moves up relative to the other
7
What is the hypothesis of a landmass breaks apart and the continents slowly drift apart called?
continental rise
continental drift
continental slope
continental shelf
8
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
inner core
mantle
outer core
crust
9
Which one occurs at divergent boundaries?
subduction of old crust
formation of new crust
continental collisions occur
formation plates slide past eachother
10
What can happen at subduction?
two tectonic plates move apart
two tectonic plates diverge
2 tectonic plates move past each other horizontally
two tectonic plates converge
11
What can happen at subduction?
transform boundary forms
volcanic mountain ranges form
sea-floor spreading occurs
an ocean forms
12
What occurs at divergent boundaries?
recycling of crustal material
formations of mid-ocean ridges
formation of crust
magnetic reversals
13
The Earth is made of 5 layers. What properties are these layers based on?
core properties
chemical properties
physical properties
atmospheric properties
14
Which compositional layer is a hot, convecting layer of rock?
core
mantle
plate
crust
15
What can form due to tension?
an anticline
a fault-block mountain
a syncline
a folded mountain
16
How are folded mountains formed?
by shear stress
by volcanic activity
by tension
by compression
17
The core, mantle, and the crust are the three layers of ________________________.
geographical location
relative density
physical structure
chemical composition
18
Which plate boundary is correct?
convergent - plates slide past each other
divergent - one plate sinks under another plate
divergent - plates separate
transform - plates move apart
19
What is the inner most layer of Earth?
mantle
lithosphere
core
asthenosphere
20
How are oceanic and continental crust different?
Oceanic crust is thicker and denser than continental crust
oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust
oceanic crust is thicker and lighter than continental crust
ocean crust is thinner and lighter than continental crust
21
What happens at a divergent tectonic plate boundary?
2 tectonic plates collide and cause subduction
2 tectonic plates pull away
2 plates move horizontally past each other
2 tectonic plates come together
22
What movement occurs at a reverse fault?
hanging wall moves up
hanging wall drops down
walls move from side to side
footwall moves up
