Name: _____________________________ Date: ___________ Block: ____
Marking Period 4 Benchmark
Study Guide
A. Answer the following using complete sentences.
1. Complete the chart below:
Plate Boundary
Movement
(using arrows)
Geologic Feature(s)
Covergent:
Continental - Continental
Covergent:
Oceanic – Continental
Covergent:
Oceanic-Oceanic
Divergent:
Oceanic – Oceanic
Divergent:
Continental - Continental
Transform
2. Alfred Wegener developed the theory of Continental Drift. Thoroughly explain the 4
pieces of evidence that supports his theory.
3. Harry Hess developed the theory of Sea-floor Spread. Thoroughly explain the 2 pieces of
evidence to support his theory.
4. Describe how convection currents work in a lava lamp. Be sure to include why it works that
way.
4. Look at the food web below.
a. Label the producer, 1st level consumers, 2nd level consumers and 3rd level consumer.
b. Explain how other organisms would be affected if the population of grasshoppers suddenly
decreased. Be thorough and specific with your answer.
B. Major topics discussed this marking period:
1. Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Chapter 8)
2. Geologic Time (Chapters 9 and 10)
3. Plate Tectonics (Chapter 7)
* Continental Drift
* Sea-floor Spreading
* Plate Tectonics
* Convection Currents
4. Ecology (Chapters 4 and 5)
Please review the following notes. Extra copies can be found on Mrs. Muroski’s website under
“Class Notes, Study Guides and Rubrics”
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Earthquake Summary
Volcano and Geologic Time Summary
Continental Drift/Chapter 7, Section 1 Notes
Sea-floor Spreading Notes
Plate Tectonic Notes
Ecology Notes
Relationship Notes
C. Important Vocabulary
Be sure to understand the following vocabulary from this marking period. Extra copies of
vocabulary with definitions can be found on Mrs. Muroski’s website under “Class Notes, Study
Guides, and Rubrics”.
Earthquakes and Volcanoes – Chapter 8
energy
earthquake
fault
seismic wave
focus
epicenter
seismograph
magnitude
tsunami
seismic safe
plate
volcano
lava
shield cone volcano
cinder cone volcano
composite volcano
asthenosphere
rift
hotspot
Geologic Time – Chapter 9
fossil
index fossil
sedimentary rock
principle (law) of superposition
relative age
unconformity
absolute age
radiometric dating
uniformitarianism
Geologic Time – Chapter 10
geologic time scale
eon
era
period
epoch
natural selection
Pangaea
life
Plate Tectonics – Chapter 7
continent
continental drift
Pangaea
seafloor
seafloor-spreading
converge
diverge
transform
plate tectonics
plate
lithosphere
asthenosphere
convection current
habitat
natural selection
limiting factor
carrying capacity
social behavior
producer
consumer
symbiosis
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
niche
atmosphere
soil
climate
energy
food web
energy pyramid
Ecology – Chapter 4
adaptation
biosphere
ecosystem
ecology
population
community
Ecology – Chapter 5
environment
biotic
abiotic