5 Written Questions

1. rocks that are formed from the cooling of magma or lava
2. "shear" wave, in which the displacement of matter is perpendicular to the direction of travel. Does not travel through liquids.
3. a place on Earth's crust where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other, and new oceanic crust is forming
4. the center of the Earth made up of superheated iron and nickel, that is solid due to intense pressure
5. the liquid layer surrounding the inner core, made up of superheated iron and nickel, creates Earth's magnetic field

5 Matching Questions

1. paleoclimate
2. convergent plate boundary
3. metamorphic
4. p-wave
5. dropstone

1. a "pressure" wave, in which the displacement of matter is parallel to the direction of travel. Slows down through liquids.
2. b a place on Earth's crust where two tectonic plates are coming together
3. c rock that is made up of very fine deposits, containing random glacial erratics dropped from icebergs above, evidence of cold water climate
4. d rocks that are formed when rocks are subjected to heat and pressure
5. e how a climate was in ancient times

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the denser, basaltic crust that makes up the Earth's ocean floors, and is created at divergent plate boundaries
   1. tectonic plate
   2. continental crust
   3. crust
   4. oceanic crust
2. the process of new crust being formed at a divergent plate boundary at a mid-ocean ridge
   1. seafloor spreading
   2. paleoclimate
   3. metamorphic
   4. outer core
3. describes the tectonic activity along the margins of the Pacific Oceans due to subduction
   1. tillite
   2. Ring of Fire
   3. rock cycle
   4. inner core
4. the theory that Earth's crust is divided into plates that move around relative to each other
   1. convection
   2. paleoclimate
   3. outer core
   4. plate tectonics
5. the lighter, buoyant granitic crust that makes up Earth's continents
   1. sedimentary
   2. inner core
   3. oceanic crust
   4. continental crust

5 True/False Questions

1. sedimentary → rocks that are formed from the deposition of eroded material

   True        False

2. tectonic plate → An area of Earth's crust that slowly moves around as it rides on the gradually flowing mantle below it

   True        False

3. evaporite → a rock made out of glacial till

   True        False

4. rock cycle → the process in which rocks cycle through the Earth's crust, changing from one rock-type to another (i.e. sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous)

   True        False

5. climate → the conditions that determine an area's weather and temperature

   True        False