Earth Science (Reviewer, 2nd Quarter

It is the boundary between the crust and the mantle.

Which is the slowest type of mass wasting that requires several years of movement?

TRUE OR FALSE: Quick clays expand when wet and shrinks when dries out.

Which inelastic deformity is enhanced when a material experiences low temperature and pressure?

It is the downslope movement of rocks, regolith and soil under the influence of gravity

Among the layers, which of them is the oldest via relative dating?

By how many meters below will you observe the best fit of the continents?

These are deep depressions that encircles the globe, as an evidence of continental drift.

In the Paleozoic era, which colonized first?

It is the breakdown of rocks on-site at the Earth's surface caused by one or more agents

Which type of slurry flow is composed of mostly volcanic materials on the volcanoes.

What type of Chemical Weathering initiates the dissociation of molecules into ions?

The component of gravity perpendicular to slope contribute to which shear force?

What do you call the steepest slope at which a pile of sediments remain stable?

Which type of chemical weathering initiates reaction between minerals and dissolved O2?

This dating method is used for samples that are thought to almost exist the same time as Earth.

It is an elastic shock wave that travels outward in all directions from an earthquake source

It is the parallel alignment that results to alignment of silicate sheets due to stress.

It is the proposed single supercontinent and the origin point of the continents we know today

Which type of heat transfer was caused by electromagnetic waves?

It is a layer of the Earth that is made up of crust and upper mantle

Which eon was dubbed the "Eon of Visible Life"?

Which process DOES NOT result to Magmatic Differentiation?

Which of the following corresponds to the northern part of Pangaea?

When did Pangaea started to break apart?

COMPLETE THE STATEMENT: when the shear strength is reduced, _________

Which type of mass wasting occurs on slopes in the ocean basins?

TRUE OR FALSE: Through Bowen's Reaction Series, we found out the first ones to crystallize are easy to break

What do you call the observation of temperatures in the different layers of Earth?

When was the Continental Drift Theory first articulated?

It is the residual magnetism in ancient rocks from the Earth's magnetic field.

TRUE OR FALSE: As the temperature of magma increases, the viscosity increases.

Which melting process was initiated with the addition of volatiles?

What is the average depth needed to reach the Moho beneath the ocean basins?

Which phenomenon occurs when two different magma rise up and the more buoyant mass overtakes?

This type of melting, which produces mantle plumes, occurs with decrease in pressure.

COMPLETE THE STATEMENT: As the metamorphic grade of rock increases, its grain size:

What will form if there's a collision between an oceanic and continental crust?

COMPLETE THE STATEMENT: The initiation of the Philippine Fault was dated at _______.

Which type of unconformity gives no discernable erosional surface due to parallelism?

Which era was considered the "Age of Mammals"?

TRUE OR FALSE: Plants and animals are considered as agents of weathering.

Which of the layers exhibit cross-cutting relationships?

Which is denser, Oceanic or Continental Crust?

Which geophysicist articulated the Continental Drift Theory?