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Earth Science Study Guide for Final These are the chapters that will be on the exam: Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 You need to study the vocabulary!! There will be a word bank however you should know the words and their meaning. Chapter 5: Plate Tectonics -‐Subduction at Trenches -‐The Theory of Plate Tectonics -‐How plates move -‐Know all plate boundaries Chapter 6: Earthquakes -‐What is a stress? -‐What are the different types of stresses? -‐What are the different types of faults? -‐What is the difference between anticline and syncline? -‐What is an earthquake? -‐What is the difference between a focus and an epicenter? -‐Know the difference between S, P, and surface waves -‐ Know the different types of scales for measuring Earthquakes -‐Know how to find the epicenter -‐What is a seismograph? -‐What are the different types of instruments that geologists use to monitor faults? -‐ Know the different earthquake safety -‐ How do earthquakes cause damage? (shaking, liquefaction, aftershocks) Chapter 7: Volcanoes -‐Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics -‐Where are most of Earth’s volcanoes found? -‐ How do hot spot volcanoes form? -‐ Properties of Magma -‐ Volcanic Eruptions -‐ Know the parts of a volcano -‐ Volcanic Landforms -‐ What are the three types of volcanoes? Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Formation -‐Rocks and Weathering -‐Types of weathering (mechanical, chemical) -‐What is Soil? -‐Soil Composition, Soil Texture -‐The process of soil formation -‐Soil Types -‐Living Organisms in Soil -‐Soil Conservation (contour plowing, conservation plowing, and crop rotation)
