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Unit 4 Earth History Review
Unit 4 Earth History Review
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1
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found
Near the bottom of the rock layers
In the middle of the rock layers
Somewhat near the surface
At the top of the rock layers
2
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
Fault
Earthquake
Epicenter
Plate
3
What can happen when a continental plate and a ocean plate collide?
They can create mountains.
They can create volcanoes
4
What type of rock is made underground from heat and pressure?
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
5
What type of rock is made from cooling lava or magma?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
6
What is the difference between magma and lava?
lava has a different chemical composition than magma
lava is the chamber that magma flows
lava is the Earth's crust
lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth
7
Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition?
Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock.
Each sedimentary layer of rock represents 1,000 years of Earth's age
In layers of rocks, the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock
In layers of sedimentary rock, the lowest layers contain the older rocks.
8
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
2.5 Billion Years Old
2025 Years Old
4.6 Million Years Old
4.6 Billion Years Old
9
Inside a volcano, magma collects in a pocket called a:
Caldera
Vent
Pipe
Magma Chamber
10
The inner core is solid while the outer core is liquid.
False
True
11
Basalt forms from cooling lava at the Earth's surface. What kind of rock is this?
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
12
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
Mountains
Tectonic Plates
Countries
Climate Zones
13
What happens when when 2 plates transform?
Mountains
Volcanos
Earthquakes
14
The name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
Earthquake Alley
Ring of Fire
Danger Zone
March Madness
15
What type of rock is made by eroded and compacted sediment?
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
Metamorphic Rock
16
What happens when two continental plates collide?
They form mountains
They form volcanos
They form rifts
They subduct
17
This granite rock has lots of crystals. What type of rock is it?
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
18
This sandstone rock has lots of layers. What type of rock is it?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic rock
19
There are two types of crust: Continental crust and oceanic crust.
True
False
20
Which layer of the Earth do we live on?
Mantle
Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
21
What processes make a metamorphic rock?
heat and pressure
cooling
erosion
compacting
22
Gneiss rock has swirled layers. What type of rock is it?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
