Earth Science Test - Units 2-4 – Review Sheet
BIG ideas:
· Earth’s Surface (Constructive & Destructive Processes, Topographic Maps)
· The Restless Earth (Earth’s Interior, Plate Tectonics)
· Earth’s History (Relative Dating, Absolute Dating, Geologic Time)
Important Vocabulary:
From Unit 2
· Lesson 1: erosion, deposition, floodplain, delta, alluvial fan, groundwater, shoreline, beach, sandbar, barrier island
· Lesson 2: dune, loess, glacier, glacial drift, creep, rockfall, landslide, mudflow
· Lesson 3: topography, topographic map, contour line, relief, contour interval, index contour, scale, slope
· Lesson 4: remote sensing
From Unit 3
· Lesson 1: crust, mantle, core, lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, seismic wave
· Lesson 2: continental drift, plate tectonics, theory, sea-floor spreading, subduction, magnetic reversal, convection current
· Lesson 3: tectonic plate, deformation, convergent boundary, divergent boundary, transform boundary
· Lesson 4: earthquake, focus, epicenter, tectonic plate boundary
From Unit 4
· Lesson 1: fossil, trace fossil, climate, ice core
· Lesson 2: relative dating, superposition, unconformity, geologic column
· Lesson 3: absolute dating, radioactive decay, half-life, radiometric dating
· Lesson 4: geology, geologic time scale
Quizzes:
· U2L1 and U2L2 Quiz – Constructive & Destructive Processes
· U2L3 Quiz – Topographic Maps
· U3L1 Quiz – Earth’s Interior
· Rock Quiz with Foldable
· U3L2 and U3L3 Quiz – Plate Tectonics
Other Studying Aids:
· Vocabulary flashcards for each unit
· Lesson Summary and Lesson Review for each lesson
· Notes, worksheets, and lab activities
· Digital Lessons – Think Central’s “Things to Do” dashboard à Old Assignments
o Unit 2, Lessons 1-3
o Unit 3, Lessons 1-3
Think Central:
· Username is your school e-mail address
· Password is central
You should be able to:
1. Define and give examples (agents) of weathering, erosion and deposition.
2. Identify steps and process of the rock cycle.
3. Label a diagram of the inside of the Earth.
4. Describe the theories of Continental Drift, Sea-floor Spreading, and Plate Tectonics.
5. Illustrate the three types of plate boundaries.
6. Match events/results to the type of plate boundary.
7. Label where different types of boundaries occur when given a map of tectonic plates.
8. Put rock layers and features in the order they occurred using Superposition and Crosscutting Relationships.
9. Discuss how index fossils are useful in identifying the age of rock layers.
10. Explain how the geologic time scale is organized.