Earth's History and Fossil Record

Question 1

A place where two tectonic plates meet is called

Answer 1

convergent boundary

Question 2

A place where two tectonic plates slide past one another is called

Answer 2

transform plate boundary

Question 3

A place where two tectonic plates move away from one another is called

Answer 3

divergent boundary

Question 4

The point at Earth’s surface above an earthquake is called

Answer 4

the epicenter

Question 5

Earthquake waves that travel through the Earth’s interior are called

Answer 5

body waves

Question 6

The actual point where the slipping between tectonic plates occurs is called

Answer 6

the focus

Question 7

Earthquake waves that travel along the top of the Earth’s crust are called

Answer 7

surface waves

Question 8

Earthquake waves that are caused when bedrock contracts and expands are called

Answer 8

p waves

Question 9

Earthquake waves that are result in the movement of materials in Earth’s upper layers are called

Answer 9

s waves

Question 10

The distance from the earth’s equator is described as

Answer 10

lattitude

Question 11

When heated rock becomes less dense and rises, cool more dense rock will sink down to take its place, creating a cycle within Earth’s crust. This phenomenon is best referred to as

Answer 11

conviction

Question 12

Which layer of Earth creates the magnetic field?

Answer 12

inner core

Question 13

Most of the mantle is part of the

Answer 13

asthenosphere

Question 14

The boundary between the crust and the mantle is referred to as the

Answer 14

Moho

Question 15

Evidence for continental drift includes fossils

Answer 15

fossils
shape of the continents
rock formations

Question 16

The San Andreas fault is an example of a

Answer 16

transform boundary

Question 17

The Andes Mountains are an example of a

Answer 17

convergent boundary

Question 18

The Himalayan Mountains are an example of a

Answer 18

convergent boundary

Question 19

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a

Answer 19

divergent boundary

Question 20

Japan is an example of a

Answer 20

convergent boundary

Question 21

Hawaii is an example of a

Answer 21

hot spot

Question 22

The Great Rift valley is an example of a

Answer 22

divergent boundary

Question 23

A _____________ volcano is built up of many layers of lava and ash; Mount Shast and Mount Fuji and examples

Answer 23

composite

Question 24

A broad, shallow cone from slow cooling lava is known as a ____________ volcano; Mauna Loa is an example.

Answer 24

sheild

Question 25

Mount Saint Helens is an example of a _____________ volcano because it has a steep, convex cone.

Answer 25

dome

Question 26

Iceland is an example of a _____________ volcano because it is on a divergent boundary.

Answer 26

fissure

Question 27

Yellowstone and Mammoth Mountain are older volcanoes with very large craters, also known as ___________ volcanoes.

Answer 27

caldera

Question 28

The Earth has seasons because

Answer 28

The Earth is tilted on its axis

Question 29

During the _________________ months, the Earth is tilted toward the Sun, making the sun’s rays strike the Earth’s surface at a _________________ angle.

Answer 29

summer; perpendicular

Question 30

Most of the energy that drives the plate tectonic process on Earth comes from

Answer 30

the heat released by the core

Question 31

The slow movement of magma within Earth’s interior is a result of

Answer 31

convection cells

Question 32

Volcanoes most commonly occur along

Answer 32

convergent and divergent boundaries

Question 33

Volcanic eruptions can affect the Earth’s climate because

Answer 33

the give off a lot of heat | the emit SO2, which forms SO4 in the atmosphere and helps form clouds

Question 34

The main factor that determines why the Earth’s surface temperatures is hotter at the equator than at the poles is

Answer 34

angle of incoming solar radiation

Question 35

An example of a continental divergent plate boundary would be

Answer 35

the great rift valley in Africa

Question 36

The fossil record shows _________________, but not _______________.

Answer 36

macroevolution; microevolution

Question 37

Earth's history is divided into

Answer 37

4 major eons

Question 38

A mass extinction in the fossil record is generally followed by a

Answer 38

a massive radiation of life

Question 39

A _______________ occurs because of the availability of open niches following a large extinction event.

Answer 39

massive radiation of life

Question 40

The 4 eons of Earth's history, from oldest to youngest, are

Answer 40

Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, Phanerozoic

Question 41

The eon that occurs from 4.6 to 3.8 BYA is the

Answer 41

Hadean

Question 42

The eon that occurs from 540 MYA to the present is the

Answer 42

Phanerozoic

Question 43

The eon that occurs from 2.5 BYA to about 540 MYA is the

Answer 43

protozoic

Question 44

The eon that occurs from 3.8 to 2.5 BYA is the

Answer 44

Archean

Question 45

The event that defines the border between the Hadean and the Archean eons in the

Answer 45

evolution of life

Question 46

The event that defines the boundary between the Proterozoic and the Phanerozoic is the

Answer 46

evolution of complex multicellular organisms

Question 47

The event that defines the boundary between the Archean and the Proterozoic is the

Answer 47

evolution of photosynthesis

Question 48

. The first organisms present in the fossil record are the

Answer 48

prokaryotic cells

Question 49

The first organisms that could do photosynthesis were the

Answer 49

prokaryotic cells

Question 50

The 3 major eras of the eon, from oldest to youngest, are the

Answer 50

Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Mesozoic

Question 51

The event that separates the Paleozoic from the Mesozoic is the

Answer 51

formation of Pangea

Question 52

The event that separates the Mesozoic from the Cenozoic is the

Answer 52

meteor impact that caused a mass extinction

Question 53

The Permian, Devonian, and Silurian are all part of the __________________ era.

Answer 53

Paleozoic

Question 54

The Quaternary is part of the ____________________ era.

Answer 54

centizoci

Question 55

The Triassic and Jurassic periods are part of the ___________________ era.

Answer 55

Mesozoic

Question 56

Large scale environmental changes, like those resulting from the formation of Pangea, most immediately result in

Answer 56

mass extinctions

Question 57

The first photosynthetic organisms evolved during the ________________ eon.

Answer 57

Archean

Question 58

The first life on Earth evolved during the ____________________ eon

Answer 58

hadeon

Question 59

The first complex multicellular life evolved during the _________________ era.

Answer 59

paleozoic

Question 60

Humans evolved during the _____________________ era.

Answer 60

cenizoic

Question 61

Precambrian refers to

Answer 61

The first 3 eons of earths history