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The break or crack, in Earth's surface along which movement occurs
a) Geology
b) fault
c) fossil
d) abrasion
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) geology
c) ice core
d) rock cycle
the process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soi
a) depostion
b) erosion
c) abrasion
d) fossil
The actual age in years of an event or object
a) relative age
b) geology
c) abrasion
d) absolute age
the study of Earth
a) fossil
b) fault
c) geology
d) erosion
the process by which the continents split apart from a single landmass
a) continental drift
b) ice wedging
c) continental plate
d) sedimentary rock
the location where two tectonic plates push together (volcanoes, mountains, islands)
a) transform boundary
b) continental boundary
c) divergent boundary
d) convergent boundary
the location where two tectonic plates pull apart (seafloor spreading, mid-ocean ridge)
a) transform boundary
b) continental boundary
c) divergent boundary
d) convergent boundary
the process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth's surface
a) weathering
b) abrasion
c) ice wedging
d) deposition
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) abrasion
b) law of superposition
c) erosion
d) deposition
The age of an event or object in relation to other events or objects
a) oceanic plate
b) absolute age
c) relative age
d) abrasion
the continual change of rock from one kind to another
a) fault
b) fossil
c) ice core
d) rock cycle
the type of rock formed when existing rock is exposed to high heat, high pressure or both.
a) erosion
b) sedimentary rock
c) metamorphic rock
d) igneous rock
the type of rock that is made of hardened sediment
a) continental drift
b) sedimentary rock
c) metamorphic rock
d) igneous rock
the type of rock formed when melted rock cools and hardens
a) ice core
b) sedimentary rock
c) metamorphic rock
d) igneous rock
the location where two tectonic plates slide past each other (earthquakes)
a) transform boundary
b) convergent boundary
c) divergent boundary
d) oceanic boundary
preserved remains or traces of an organism
a) fossil
b) trace fossil
c) fault
d) erosion
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