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GEOLOGY TEST REVIEW

TEST
COUNTS 90 % of grade
Across
Amphibian, moss, rush, and fern fossils date back to the ___ period.
The inner core is very dense and ___.
The continental crust is made mostly of ___.
Many geologists do ___ work at least part of the time.
Our earliest fossils date back to the ___ period.
The Earth's __ is made mostly of an iron and nickel alloy.
Geology is the study of the ___.
Geology is the study of how Earth's structures and organisms have changed over _____.
Crust, mantle, and core are the 3 main ___ of the Earth.
The Law of ___ states that any given rock bed is older than any rock bed on top of it.
This compression squeezes out water and leaves minerals that ___ the rock together.
With the passage of time, particles and chemical reactions cause the sediments at the bottom of the pile t0 become _____.
The ____ Gradient is the increase in temperature with depth in the Earth.
Continental and oceanic are the 2 layers of the Earth's ___.
Fossil __ has 3 major concepts when studying fossils.
Birds are thought to be descended from ___.
A knowledge of Earth's ___ is essential for understanding plate tectonics.
Down
___ promoted the Continental Drift Theory.
The ___ eon is thought to be the first eon on Earth from its birth.
Rock layers are also called ____.
The kinds of fossils in rock of different ages __ because life on Earth has changed through time.
Deposited rock ___ up in layers.
The mantle is made mostly of ___ rich rock.
The great bulk of fossil records are dominated by animals with ___.
The oceanic crust is made mostly of ___.
Geology is the study of those materials and the _____ acting upon them.
Geology is the study of the ___ of which the Earth is made.
____ fern fossils have been found in Antarctica.
The weight of the top layers of rock ___ the bottom layers of rock.
Geologists are working to learn about the past ___ of Earth.
Geologist conduct studies that locate rocks which contain important ___.
Knowing what rocks are found below the soil can help people make ___ judgements about the uses of the resources of our planet.
Geologists work to understand the ____ of our planet.
Archaeopteryx Lithographica is thought to be the ___ between reptiles and birds.