Amplify Unit 5 GeologyEnd of the Unit Assessment Study Guide

Geisers, volcanoes and hot springs all share which of the following?

• They form along faults

• Scientists can predict when they will erupt

• They form along plate boundaries and above hotspots

• They form only alone plate boundaries

What is the study of geology?

• The study of relationships between living things and their environment

• The study of the make up of the earth and the processes that change and shape it.

• The study of the characteristics of the earth's surface

• The study of past human life and activities by examining bone, tools, and other objects left behind.

A rock that is made up of sediments that have been compacted and cemented together through pressure over time.

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

a rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies or hardens. This rock is formed by heat.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

A rock that forms when minerals in there types of rocks are altered due to extreme heat and pressure.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

The theory of plate tectonics states that

• earths continents were once all joined together as one big super continent.

• earths continents stay still and do not move

• Earth's crust, mantle, and core all form tectonic plates that change very slowly.

• Earth's crust and part of the mantle are broken up into sections that slowly move

a process that moves sediments to a new location

• erosion

• physical weathering

• deposition

• chemical weathering

A process that breaks bigger rocks into smaller rocks without changing the minerals they contain

• erosion

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• deposition

A process that breaks down rocks by changing the minerals they contain

• deposition

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

A deep sea geyser that forms as sea water sinks down through the cracks in the oceanic crust and then releases extremely hot, mineral-rich water back up into sections that slowly move.

• tsunami

• hydrothermal vent

• seamount