Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle

Question 1

Alfred Wegener

Answer 1

Developed the theory of the continental drift

Question 2

The movement of Earth’s crust below Earth’s surface is ______

Answer 2

Convection Currents

Question 3

Harry Hess explained the movement of the continents as:

Answer 3

Sea floor spreading centers

Question 4

Most recent supercontinent that broke up is _______.

Answer 4

Pangea

Question 5

John Tuzo Wilson was able to predict the movements of the continents based on observations of landforms. This is the current theory which is ________.

Answer 5

Plate tectonics

Question 6

List and describe the three types of convergent boundaries:

Answer 6

Oceanic-Oceanic : Forms volcanic islands
Continental-Oceanic : Forms volcanos along the coast
Continental-Continental : Forms mountain ranges

Question 7

List evidence that led to the current understanding of the movement of the crust.

Answer 7

Mountain ranges, fossils, volcanos, coast lines, and glaciers

Question 8

Define weathering, erosion, and deposition

Answer 8

Weathering: Breaking rocks apart
Erosion: Carrying the rocks away
Deposition: Dropping the rocks off

Question 9

Convergent plates have……

Answer 9

Mountains, deep ocean trenches, volcanos

Question 10

Divergent plates have……..

Bonus: What places

Answer 10

Valley, mid-ocean trenches, and oceans

Bonus: Greenland/Iceland

Question 11

Transform plates have…….

Bonus: What place

Answer 11

Fault lines and earthquakes

Bonus: California

Question 12

A. Convergent B. Divergent C. Transform

Identify each plate boundary type

\_\_\_\_ Mid Atlantic Spreading Center
\_\_\_\_ San Andreas Fault
\_\_\_\_ Alps Mountain Ranges
\_\_\_\_ Mount Fuji, Japan
\_\_\_\_ Tectonic plates are pulled apart
\_\_\_\_ Tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other

Answer 12

A. Convergent B. Divergent C. Transform

B. Mid Atlantic Spreading Center
C. San Andreas Fault
A. Alps Mountain Ranges
A. Mount Fuji, Japan
B. Tectonic plates are pulled apart
C. Tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other

Question 13

Classify the following as M or C

Halite dissolves in water ____
Lichens stain the surface of a stone ____
Rocks become smooth and rounded in the river _____
Acid rain dissolves marble ____

Answer 13

Halite dissolves in water: M
Lichens stain the surface of a stone: C
Rocks become smooth and rounded in the river: M
Acid rain dissolves marble: C

Question 14

Rock cycle order:

Answer 14

Start memorization from:

1. Magma
       Solidification
2. Igneus Rock
       Weathering and Erosion
3. Sediments
       Cementation and Compaction
4. Sedimentary Rock
        Heat and/or pressure 
        Metamorphism
5. Metamorphic Rock
        Melting
                                                      REPEAT