Earth Science Fall Final Review

Igneous rock that formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface is called ______ rock.

Latitude lines run ____ on a map.

A ____ is a visual display of information or data.

The huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a ______.

Tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash are called ____.

When ground water heated by magma rises to the surface and collects in a natural pool it is called a _____.

Most geologist think that movement of Earth's plates is caused by...

Glassy, metallic and dull are terms used to describe...

An areas topography is determined by the areas elevation, relief and _____.

A standard for comparison in an experiment is called a....

A ____ is the point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake

Geologist obtain indirect evidence about Earth's interior by...

A place where two plates come together is known as....

A _____ is a large area of flat land made of many layers of lava that erupt from cracks in the ground

The practice of plowing fields along the curves of a slope is called

Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

The process by which wind removes surface materials is called

What is the min. number of seismograph stations required to determine the exact location of an earthquake's epicenter?

When magma hardens in a volcano's pipe, the result will eventually be a landform called

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called _____.

What is the correct order (starting at the surface) of Earth's layers?

One major difference between a coastal plain and interior plain is in...

Earth's inner core is _____.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions is known as...

If a volcano's magma is high in silica, the volcano will probably...

_____ is the hardest mineral.

A ____ is a map feature that relates a distance on the map to a distance on Earth's surface

A stress that pushed a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called...

A mineral is inorganic, which means that it contains ______.

Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of _____.

Mass movement is caused by _____.

To tell how far an earthquake's epicenter is from a seismograph, scientists measure the difference betwee the _____.

A landform that has high elevation and more or less level surface is a...

A test of a hypothesis is a(n) ______.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a ______.

A rift valley forms at a _____.

S waves are also known as

In what direction do seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake?

According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift, _____

_____ weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change.

A small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in the glacial till is known as a(n) _______.

The softest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale is ______.

The amount of space occupied by an object is

Before lava reaches the surface the molten material is called

Soil formation begins with the weathering of

Deltas are built up by

Earth's magnetic field results from movements in the _____.

The difference in elevation between highest and lowest parts of an area is its....

Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock into _______.

A testable prediction is a(n) ______.