Sem 1 Exam Review Hendrick

The idea that the lithosphere is broken up into pieces that float and move and form landforms:

The depositing of sediment is known as what?

What process is responsible for moving things within the mantle?

Method of gathering data in an uncontrolled setting is known as

Which of the following explains how SEDIMENTARY rock forms?

How do volcanoes form?

Tearing down natural areas to build cities is an example of what?

What is a constant?

How is scientific knoweldge gained even when the hypothesis is NOT supported.

Which of the following is NOT a major class of rock?

Wind blowing sand up a slope and depositing on top of hill forms what landform?

Not representing EXACTLY the real life thing is a limitation to what?

Which of the following explains how IGNEOUS rock forms?

Being able to demonstrate how something works in real life is a benefit of what?

The idea that the older rock on the bottom is older than the ones on top of is the Law of what?

The core is broken into what physical layers?

Throwing chemicals into the water and endangering marine life is an example of what?

Which of the following is NOT a Physical layer of the Earth?

When would a study conduct a field study?

Being able to answer scientific questions in the natural setting is an advantage of a

How did the "Ring of Fire" create?

2 scientists did the same experiment but got different results, now what?

Changing the shape of a rock is an example of what?

What do scientists use to learn about the history of the Earth?

What is a dependent variable?

What is a control?

Which of the following is not a compositional layer of the Earth?

What is a hypothesis?

Changing the composition of a rock is an example of what?

Overgrazing of animals to make the land bare is an example of what?

How did the "Ring of Fire" formed?

Building dams is an example of what human impact?

Which of the following are examples of models?

The movement of sediment is known as what?

Cutting down an excessive amount of trees is an example of what?

A continental crust is:

Oxidation, acid precipitation, acids from underground and animals are ex. of what?

Plates moving TOWARDS each other are known as what?

What is an independent variable?

Why is it important for scientists to share their ideas?!

What processes do rocks go through to become sediment and move?

Not representing the real world very well is a disadvantage of a

The breaking down of rock is known as what?

Occurs when an investigation is repeated by different person to obtain similar results

Looking at isotopes to see how old living things are is an an example of what?

An oceanic crust is:

The mantle is broke up into which physical layers?

Burning fossil fuels is an example of what?

A controlled plan for collecting data is known as

Plates moving AWAY from each other are known as what?

What evidence supports Wegener's idea of continental drift?

Hot air/liquid ____________ and Cold air/liquid ________________

When does a scientist conduct an experiment?

The LITHOSPHERE is part of which compositional layer?

Being able to replicate it easily and fast is an advantage of a

Plates moving BESIDES each other are known as what?

What are the two forms of weathering?

Difficult to control and replicate is a disadvantage of a

Ice wedging, pressure change, animal action, abrasion&plant growth are ex. of what?

Which of the following explains how METAMORPHIC rock forms?