Earth Science Review

Force that destroys and wear away landmasses through processes like erosion and weathering.

The second waves to arrive at a recording station in an earthquake.

Which is NOT true about Alfred Wegener?

Karst topography can result in sinkholes.

When earthquakes occur, they produce seismic waves.

The layer of the Earth that is solid rock and includes dry land and the ocean floor.

Geologists have drilled deep into Earth's outer core to study its interior.

The innermost layer of the core (solid)

What type of fault is shown in the picture?

Rills, gullies, rivers and streams can be created as a result of _________.

Water that moves over land and carries particles with it is called runoff.

What type of stress is occurring in the picture?

Which of the following is NOT evidence of sea-floor spreading?

What type of fault is shown in the picture?

The super continent of _________existed 300 million years ago.

Continental crust is made of ________.

Which of the following is NOT true about deep-ocean trenches?

The slowest waves in an earthquake that cause most of the damage.

___________ of a rock is the number of years that have past since the rock formed.

Groundwater erosion can create...

The layer of the Earth where convection currents occur and moves Earth's plates.

The first waves to arrive at a recording station in an earthquake.

What type of boundary is shown in the picture?

What is Earth's outermost layer?

To locate the earthquake's epicenter, you must have data from a minimum of 3 recording stations.

A mid-ocean ridge forms at a ___________ boundary.

Forces on the build up mountains and landmasses.

What type of boundary is shown in the picture?

Glaciers can cause erosion and deposition.

Seismic waves are caused by...

What type of boundary is shown in the picture?

_______________ of a rock is its age compared to the age of other rocks.

__________ is a type of fossil.

What type of fault is shown in the picture?

The part of Earth that contains living organisms.

The deeper down inside the Earth the greater the pressure and temperature.

Through erosion, rivers can create...

What type of stress is occurring in the picture?

Contains all of Earth's water.

______ states that in undisturbed horizontal sedimentary rock layers, the oldest rocks are at the bottom.

Earth's magnetic poles and geographic poles are in exactly the same location.

An example of a hot spot volcano is...

Marie Tharp and Harry Hess provided evidence that helped to prove the theory of continental drift.

Earthquakes occur at __________ boundaries.

The relatively thin envelope of gases that forms Earth's outermost later.

What type of stress is occurring in the picture?

Has 3 main parts: a metal core, a solid middle layer, and a rocky outer layer.

Seismic waves can be used to study Earth's interior.

Waves can only cause erosion but never cause deposition.

Layer of the Earth that is made of liquid iron and nickle. Cause of Earth's magnetic field.

Folded mountains form at ___________ plate boundaries.

The volcanic belt around the Pacific Ocean is called the ring of fire

Hot spot volcanoes occur in the middle of a tectonic plate.

Geologists have identified the composition and properties of Earth's interior using...

Oceanic crust is made of _____________.

Deep-ocean trenches occur at ___________ plate boundaries.