Which definition best describes Tectonics?

Large-scale process affecting structure of Earth's crust.

Which definition best fits the word 'fossil'?

The remains of prehistoric organism preserved in rock.

Mountain Building (Orogeny)

The process of building mountains., A section of Earths crust is folded to form mountain ranges.

A plate is what the Earth's surface is broken up into.

Make dramatic change in the form of appearance or character.

What is a core sample?

Cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance.

Produce a hole in something by boring with a drill.

What does geological mean?

Geological is the study of Earth's physical structure.

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1
Mid-Ocean Ridge.
A place that is marked to be the middle of the ocean.
All of the above.
Underwater mountains in the middle of the ocean.
Seismically active submarine ridge system.
2
What does Mesosaurus mean?
Crocodile looking creature.
Middle Lizard.
First Lizard.
Last Lizard.
3
Cross section
A shape with 10 sides.
Diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
A type of cooking.
4
Diverge
To separate.
To meet.
5
Which one is true about subducting?
Pressure causing one plate to subduct underneath.
All of the above.
The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate.
A plate going under another plate.
6
What is a paleontologist?
Someone who studies earthquakes.
Someone who studies present-day animals.
Someone who studies fossils.
Someone who studies the moon phases.
7
Which definition best describes Tectonics?
Things that move earth around.
Pieces of land.
Large-scale process affecting structure of Earth's crust.
8
Which definition best fits the word 'fossil'?
Millions of years old bones.
Bones you can put together.
Bones from an extinct animal or person.
The remains of prehistoric organism preserved in rock.
9
Mountain Building (Orogeny)
The process of building mountains.
Studying the building of mountains.
A section of Earths crust is folded to form mountain ranges.
When someone piles dirt in one place to create a mountain.
10
What is a plate?
A plate is a round disk.
A plate is what the Earth's surface is broken up into.
A plate is a glass round object you eat of off.
11
Transform
Make dramatic change in the form of appearance or character.
To remove a solid object from a liquid.
12
What is a core sample?
A sample from the core of food.
Cutting a rock in half and inspecting the middle of it.
Cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance.
13
What is drilling?
The process of using a drill to fix house hold appliances.
Produce a hole in something by boring with a drill.
14
Converge
To separate.
To meet.
15
What does geological mean?
Geological is the study of Earth's physical structure.
Geological is the study of weather.
Geological is the study of food.
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What is valcanoism?
Living by a volcano.
A type of mythical religion.
Volcano activity or phenomena.

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