Unit Test Outline: Earth's Structure, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Geology

Practice vocabulary flashcards directly derived from the Unit Test outline covering Earth's structure, earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, mountains, weathering, the geological time scale, fossils, and the rock cycle.

Layers of the earth

A core topic under Earth’s structure on the unit test outline, noted to check your doodle notes.

Convection currents

A process listed for study under the Earth’s structure section of the unit test outline.

Plate tectonics

A major geological topic listed under the Earth’s structure section of the unit test outline.

Continental drift

A topic listed under the Earth’s structure section of the unit test outline.

Plate boundaries

Boundaries listed under Earth’s structure, specifically designated to be studied on your map.

Earthquake boundaries

The three plate boundary types listed under the Earthquakes unit: convergent, divergent, and transform.

Earthquake faults

The three fault types listed under the Earthquakes unit: normal, reverse, and transform.

Magnitude of earthquakes data table

A specific reference data table included for study under the Earthquakes section.

P & S waves

Earthquake waves listed on the outline to determine what they are and how fast they move.

Richter scale vs. Mercalli scale

Two earthquake scales compared on the outline, requiring students to know what the Richter scale is versus the Mercalli scale.

Seismograph

An earthquake measurement device listed under the Earthquakes section of the unit test outline.

Focus and epicenter

Two key earthquake locations listed together under the Earthquakes section of the unit test outline.

Ring of fire

A volcanic region on the outline covering where it is, how it is formed, and what plates are involved with the ROF.

Opening of a volcano

A volcanic feature on the test outline for which students must identify what it is called.

Volcano formation and eruption

Study topics addressing how and where a volcano forms, how it erupts, what causes it, and what happens after it erupts.

Magma vs. lava

A key contrast between two forms of molten rock listed under the Volcanoes section of the unit test outline.

Active vs. dormant vs. extinct volcano

The three activity states or classifications of volcanoes listed on the unit test outline.

Pyroclastic flow vs. volcanic ash

Two volcanic eruption phenomena and materials contrasted on the Volcanoes unit test outline.

Mid ocean ridge

A geological feature listed under Volcanoes for which students must define what it is.

Effects of volcanic eruptions

A study topic on the outline covering the impacts and consequences of volcanic eruptions.

Landslide features

The specific components and zones of a landslide listed on the outline: crown, scarp, zone of depletion, and zone of accumulation.

Mountain formation and types

Topics on the unit test outline covering how mountains are formed and being able to recognize types of mountains.

Erosion and Weathering

Surface processes on the unit test outline requiring students to know $3$ types.

Geological time scale

A study topic requiring students to know the $3$ eras and when humans came into existence.

Fossils types

A unit test topic covering the different types of fossils.

Rock cycle

A unit topic covering the $3$ rocks that form, how they form, and how we identify rocks.