Earth Science semester notebook test

Front

Rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of plants and animal remains moved by wind, water, ice or gravity are called _________________.

Back

sediments

Front

The German scientist who first proposed the Theory of Continental Drift 100 years ago is _________________.

Back

Alfred Wegener

Front

In an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest, the INDEPENDENT variable is _________________.

Back

the type of paper airplane

Front

What kind of plate boundary is formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

Back

Divergent

Front

The variable in an experiment that is changed by the scientist is called _________________.

Back

independent variable

Front

The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces is called _________________.

Back

weathering

Front

The layer of the Earth that is made up of solid rock and is located beneath the soil is called _________________.

Back

bedrock

Front

The movement of tectonic plates can cause _________________.

Back

earthquakes

Front

The type of rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma is called _________________.

Back

igneous rock

Front

The theory that explains how continents have moved over geological time is called _________________.

Back

continental drift