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Unit 1 Vocabulary (Set 1)
Test Description: Unit 1 Vocabulary
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The break or crack, in Earth's surface along which movement occurs
A
Geology
B
fault
C
fossil
D
abrasion
2) A cylindrical sample that shows the layers of snow and ice that have built up over the years which is used to study earth's past climate and events
A
erosion
B
ice core
C
geology
D
rock cycle
3) the process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soi
A
erosion
B
depostion
C
abrasion
D
fossil
4) The actual age in years of an event or object
A
relative age
B
geology
C
abrasion
D
absolute age
5) the study of Earth
A
geology
B
fossil
C
fault
D
erosion
6) the process by which the continents split apart from a single landmass
A
ice wedging
B
sedimentary rock
C
continental drift
D
continental plate
7) the location where two tectonic plates push together (volcanoes, mountains, islands)
A
transform boundary
B
continental boundary
C
convergent boundary
D
divergent boundary
8) the location where two tectonic plates pull apart (seafloor spreading, mid-ocean ridge)
A
transform boundary
B
convergent boundary
C
divergent boundary
D
continental boundary
9) the process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth's surface
A
abrasion
B
deposition
C
ice wedging
D
weathering
10) In undisturbed rock layers, the layer on the bottom is the oldest rock and the layer on top is the youngest rock (used to determine relative age)
A
law of superposition
B
abrasion
C
erosion
D
deposition
11) The age of an event or object in relation to other events or objects
A
oceanic plate
B
absolute age
C
abrasion
D
relative age
12) the continual change of rock from one kind to another
A
ice core
B
fossil
C
rock cycle
D
fault
13) the type of rock formed when existing rock is exposed to high heat, high pressure or both.
A
metamorphic rock
B
igneous rock
C
erosion
D
sedimentary rock
14) the type of rock that is made of hardened sediment
A
continental drift
B
igneous rock
C
metamorphic rock
D
sedimentary rock
15) the type of rock formed when melted rock cools and hardens
A
ice core
B
metamorphic rock
C
sedimentary rock
D
igneous rock
16) the location where two tectonic plates slide past each other (earthquakes)
A
divergent boundary
B
oceanic boundary
C
convergent boundary
D
transform boundary
17) preserved remains or traces of an organism
A
trace fossil
B
fault
C
fossil
D
erosion
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