Review – Forces inside the Earth
1. Describe weathering, erosion, and deposition (from 6th grade).
2. Who proposed the Theory of Continental Drift? What are the 4 pieces of evidence supporting this
theory?
3. What was the name given to the land that describes all of the continents pieced together?
4. Describe where each of the following is located: mid-ocean ridge, rift valley, and trench.
5. How do the above terms relate to Ocean Floor Spreading?
6. What is the theory of Plate Tectonics?
7. What is the definition of Lithosphere? Name at least two of the 7 major Lithospheric plates.
8. Name and describe the three types of plate boundaries. What landform or activity does each create?
9. The rocks on the ocean floor near the Mid-Ocean Ridge are (younger or older) than rocks closest to the
continents. Why??
10. What happens when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide?
11. What happens when two continental plates collide?
12. What happens when two oceanic plates collide?
13. Which is more dense – a continental plate or an oceanic plate?
14. Where is the Ring of Fire and why was it given this name?
15. What causes Earthquakes?
16. What do Topographic Maps illustrate?
17. What does it mean when contour lines are close together? Far apart?