EARTH SCIENCE FINAL TEST STUDY GUIDE
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VOCABULARY WORDS: Write definition for each word.
Rock Cycle
Volcanic Landforms
Igneous Rocks
Viscosity
Sedimentary Rocks
Topographic Map
Metamorphic Rocks
Contour Lines
Extrusive Igneous
Contour Interval
Intrusive Igneous
Relief
Magma
Shield Volcano
Lava
Composite Volcano
Divergent Plate
Convergent Plate
Transform Plate
Subduction
Trench
Rift Valley
Density
Plate Boundaries
Volcanic Arc
Volcanic Island Arc
Fault
Plate Tectonics
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Sea floor spreading
Scientific Method
Hypothesis
Qualitative Data
Theory
Quantatative Data
Variable
Conclusion
Control
Fact
Layers of Earth
Crust
Mantle
Core
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Convection Currents
GPS
Earthquakes
Earthquake
seismic waves
shear strength
elastic rebound
friction
focus
Tsunami
Continental Drift
Pangea
Continental Drift Theory
Plate Tectonics Theory
Alfred Wegener
Questions to become familiar with:
1. Know what group of rocks each of the following rocks belong to:
Pumice, Sandstone, Obsidian, gneiss, granite, basalt, conglomerate, shale, schist
2. What determines the cooling rate of the igneous rocks?
3. What kind of minerals are igneous rocks composed of?
4. What two things are needed to change a rock into a totally new rock?
5. List Rules 1, 2 & 4 for interpreting a topographic map.
6. List 2 types of volcanoes. For each find:
Volcano types
Shape
Silica content
Tendency to Erupt
epicenter
seismogram
seismometer
P waves
S waves
surface waves
Richter Scale
7. What is the difference between silica rich magma and silica poor magma?
8. Know how to interpret a topographic map using the rules.
9. Know how to label layers of earth.
10. List two types of crust. For each find:
Two types of Crust
Thickness—Which is thickest?
Which one is denser?
What type of rock makes up the
crust?
11. List 7 major lithospheric plates and 8 minor lithospheric plates.
12. Explain how convection currents move.
13. Name 2 parts of the core and which one is solid and why?
14. Name 2 parts of the mantle and which one is responsible for moving lithospheric plates.
15. List 3 types of plate boundaries.
16. List 2 types of plate interaction for divergent plate boundaries and tell what each forms.
17. List 3 types of plate interaction for convergent plate boundaries and tell what each forms.
18. How are volcanic island arcs formed?
19. Know the following landforms and what type of interaction makes them:
Mariana Trench, Aleutian Islands, Cascade Mountains, Alps, and San Andreas Fault, Mid-Ocean Ridge
20. What is the difference between Continental Drift Theory and Plate Tectonic Theory?
21. What causes and earthquake?
22. What causes a tsunami?
23. What kind of wave travels through solids only?
24. What does the Richter scale measure?
25. What is the relationship between earthquakes and volcanoes?