Earth systems 3-26-12

5 Written Questions

1. the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)
2. compression
3. Non-Subduction - continental crust vs. Continental - NEITHER plates sink
4. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
5. Himalayas
   or
   Alps

5 Matching Questions

1. Three types if stress that affect the crust
2. what plate does the majority of the continental U.S. lie on
3. Name an area where sea floor spreading is common today
4. transform plate boundary
5. What natural disaster is common along this type of boundary

1. a North American and Pacific Plates
2. b Boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other.
3. c shearing
   tension
   compression
4. d Mid Atlantic ridge
5. e earthquake

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. in the ring of fire
   1. where do most fault occur
   2. three types of faults
   3. Three plate boundaries
   4. Three types of rock
2. Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
   1. Three types of rock
   2. plate tectonics
   3. Three plate boundaries
   4. three types of faults
3. plates moving away from each other in opposite directions - causing the Sea Floor to spread
   1. plate tectonics
   2. rock cycle
   3. wegner
   4. Divergent plates
4. Oceanic crust vs. Continental crust
   1. transform plate boundary
   2. where do most fault occur
   3. two crust that cause subduction
   4. Three plate boundaries
5. Water from the subducting plate enters the hot asthenosphere, causing mantle material to melt.
   1. transform plate boundary
   2. Divergent plates
   3. Three plate boundaries
   4. convergent subduction plate boundaries

5 True/False Questions

1. rock cycle → (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

   True        False

2. Three plate boundaries → divergent, convergent, transform

   True        False

3. fault → scientist who developed the continental drift theory - he said that the Pangea "supercontinent" existed over 260 million years ago

   True        False

4. wegner → (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

   True        False

5. three types of faults → strike slip
   normal
   reverse

   True        False