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Earth Science Review
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Understand the rock cycle
o How are sedimentary rocks formed
o How are metamorphic rocks formed
o How are igneous rocks formed
o Why is it called a ‘cycle’
Weathering, erosion, deposition
o What is weathering and how does it effect earth’s surface
o What is erosion and how does it affect earth’s surface
o What is deposition and how does it affect earth’s surface
Earth’s layers
o What are the layers and characteristics of each of earth’s layers
o What are the two different types of crust and what are their characteristics?
o What is the difference between the asthenosphere and lithosphere
o What layer has convection currents and how does it play a role in plate
tectonics
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Continental drift
o What was the name of the huge landmass that covered much of earth 200
million years ago?
o What are 3 pieces of evidence that support continental drift?
Plate Tectonics
o What are convergent plate boundaries and what do they create?
o What are divergent plate boundaries and what do they create?
o What are transform plate boundaries and what do they create?
o What is sea floor spreading?
o What is subduction? What types of plate boundaries are associated with
subduction?
Topographic Maps
o What is a contour line?
o What does close contour lines indicate about a surface?
o What do a set of circles represent on a topographic map?
o How are streams indicated on a topographic map?
o Be able to calculate elevation at different points on a topographic map
Heat transfer
o What is convection and what are examples of convection?
o What is conduction and what are examples of conduction?
o What is radiation and what are examples of radiation?