summative

Question 1

What does rock distribution refer to?

Answer 1

the spread of different types of rocks throughout Earth’s crust

Question 2

how is rock distribution related to plate tectonics?

Answer 2

the movement and heat from tectonic plates influence the formation and arrangement of rocks

Question 3

what causes metamorphic rocks to form?

Answer 3

extreme heat and pressure from tectonic plate movement

Question 4

where can rock distribution patterns be found?

Answer 4

in hilly areas, beaches, islands, and beneath the ocean

Question 5

what can influence rock distribution patterns?

Answer 5

seismic activity, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

Question 6

what is volcanic activity pattern?

Answer 6

the pattern where volcanoes and earthquakes occur most?

Question 7

what is the pattern of seismic and volcanic activity commonly called?

Answer 7

pacific ring of fire

Question 8

what is seismic activity?

Answer 8

the frequency and severity of earthquakes in a given region

Question 9

pangea

Answer 9

the supercontinent that all continents together, it is how all the continents start together

Question 10

the farther

Answer 10

these plates the older these plates are

Question 11

sea floor spreading

Answer 11

idea that seafloor formed at the ridge to make room for more, in other words, the surface of the ridge is spreading outward

Question 12

the deeper you get under the floor

Answer 12

the hotter it is

Question 13

plates

Answer 13

is the different pieces of lithosphere of different size and thickness

Question 14

plate tectonics

Answer 14

explain the movement of the plates

Question 15

seismic waves

Answer 15

can be felt greatest around the boundaries

Question 16

continental crust

Answer 16

a continental crust is one of the two main types that make up the Earth’s crust. It forms the land masses and continents we live on. it is the thicker type.

Question 17

oceanic crust

Answer 17

one of the types that make up the earth’s crust, and it is the thinner one. the oceanic crust is at the bottom of the ocean

Question 18

differences between the continental and oceanic crust

Answer 18

include that the continental crust is up to 25 miles thick while oceanic is about 4 miles thick.
the continental crust is mostly made of granite (light colored rock rich in silica and aluminum) while oceanic is made of basalt (darker rock rich in iron and magnesium)
continental is less dense then oceanic

Question 19

continental-continental convergent

Answer 19

the plates are shown to move towards each other with time
mountain ranges are growing over the period
earthquakes collect consistently in the same place as time goes on
becoming more compact

Question 20

oceanic-continental convergent

Answer 20

plates are moving closer together
becoming more compact
mountain ranges are growing in the same place
volcanoes are growing larger over time
earthquakes occur in the same place as the underwater volcanoes and mountains

Question 21

oceanic-oceanic convergent

Answer 21

oceanic crust is gliding down while becoming more compact
continental crust is moving in overtime
earthquakes occur
volcanoes are growing larger overtime

Question 22

divergent

Answer 22

the crusts are growing apart
the formation of oceanic crush in the middle occurs
earthquakes occur in the middle
first underwater volcanoes occur then regular volcanoes form (in the newly formed oceanic crust middle)

Question 23

transform

Answer 23

the first two plates are sliding in opposite directions. there was a lake between the two plates (across) and as they slide, the part between the separation of the lake parts is filled with water
an abandoned riverbed forms over time
earthquakes are in the middle

Question 24

density

Answer 24

is a measure of how much mass is packed into a given volume

Question 25

subduction zone

Answer 25

when higher density mass sinks or go beneath the lower density mass