ESS Unit 2 Planet Earth Review

T or F: Superposition determines absolute age of rocks.

A cinder cone volcano is caused by

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

Metamorphic Rock forms by

Gondwanda is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 Million Years ago.

Volcanoes are found at zone?

Intrusive igneous rocks contain large mineral crystals.

What percentage of Earth's volume comes from the core?

The Mid Atlantic Ridge is found at what type of plate boundary?

Which is not a rock type?

Which wave will arrive first after an earthquake?

What type of plate boundary is this?

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

Which is an example of chemical weathering?

Some rocks are made up of materials from living things.

Underground caves do NOT form from

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

Alfred Wegner is credited with the Theory of Plate Tectonics.

What is NOT a layer of a composite volcano?

The process of water transporting minerals to lower layers of rock is called

Florida experiences mostly exfoliation weathering.

Which wave can only go through solids?

What do scientists use to determine absolute age of rocks?

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

The Earth's inner core is a hot liquid.

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?