End-of-Unit CKLA Geology Study Guide

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

• They form along faults.

• Scientists can predict when they will erupt.

• They form both along plate boundaries and above hotspots.

• They form only along plate boundaries.

In which of the following sentences is conclusion used correctly?

• Inge Lehmann suspected that Earth might have more than three layers, so she came to the conclusion that it did.

• In his conclusion, the scientist proposed different possibilities of how earthquakes might occur.

• The researcher reached a conclusion after years of collecting evidence.

• Once you reach a conclusion, it is set in stone and no other evidence can be examined.

What is the definition of a sedimentary rock.

• a rock that is made of sediments

• a rock that forms when magma cools

• a rock that forms when minerals are altered by heat and pressure

What is the definition of an igneous rock.

• a rock that is made of sediments

• a rock that forms when magma cools

• a rock that forms when minerals are altered by heat and pressure

What is the definition of a metamorphic rock.

• a rock that is made of sediments

• a rock that forms when magma cools

• a rock that forms when minerals are altered by heat and pressure

What is geology?

• the study of relationships between living things and their environment

• the study of the makeup 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 bones, tools, and other objects left behind

The theory of plate tectonics states that .

• Earth’s continents were once all joined together as one supercontinent

• Earth’s 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

What is the process that moves sediments to new locations?

What is the weathering process that breaks big rocks into smaller rocks without changing the minerals?

What is the weathering process that breaks down rocks by changing their minerals?