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Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics Test Review Guide - Islands Unit
Integrated Science 4
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Earth’s Interior
 Describe how scientists use seismic waves to hypothesize the structure of the earth’s interior.
 Describe each layer of the earth in terms of its state of matter and relative depth in the Earth’s interior.
 Describe how the physical properties of density, pressure and temperature change as depth increases.
 Define convection. Describe how this convenction affects the crust.
 Describe the main sources of heat of the Earth’s interior. Distinguish between evidence and reasoning statements
as they apply to sources of heat of the Earth’s interior.
Plate Boundaries
 Restate the theory of continental drift and plate tectonics.
 Describe the following types of plate boundary interactions: divergent, convergent oceanic-oceanic, convergent
oceanic-continental, convergent continential-continential and transform. At each type of boundary, state whether crust
is being created, recycled or neither. Describe what geologic features are seen at each plate boundary.
 Briefly describe how each of the following types of evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics: continental
drift, ocean floor structure and age, magnetism, sea floor spreading, earthquakes, matching mountain ranges,
matching fossils, matching glaciers and volcanoes.
 Define paleomagnetism.
Evidence of Plate Tectonic Boundaries
 Describe the relationship between earthquakes, volcanoes, heat flow, age of rocks, paleomagnetism, geologic
features (mountain chains, trenches, ridges, etc) and plate boundaries.
 Relate how earthquake depth and frequency change at different plate boundaries.
 Explain how the earthquake patterns at different plate boundaries support the theory of plate tectonics.
Hot Spots
 Describe how the Hawaiian Islands were created.
 How does island age and location support the theory of the Hawaiian hot spots.
Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics Test Review Guide - Islands Unit
Integrated Science 4
Name___________________________ Per._________
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Earth’s Interior
 Describe how scientists use seismic waves to hypothesize the structure of the earth’s interior.
 Describe each layer of the earth in terms of its state of matter and relative depth in the Earth’s interior.
 Describe how the physical properties of density, pressure and temperature change as depth increases.
 Define convection. Describe how this convenction affects the crust.
 Describe the main sources of heat of the Earth’s interior. Distinguish between evidence and reasoning statements
as they apply to sources of heat of the Earth’s interior.
Plate Boundaries
 Restate the theory of continental drift and plate tectonics.
 Describe the following types of plate boundary interactions: divergent, convergent oceanic-oceanic, convergent
oceanic-continental, convergent continential-continential and transform. At each type of boundary, state whether crust
is being created, recycled or neither. Describe what geologic features are seen at each plate boundary.
 Briefly describe how each of the following types of evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics: continental
drift, ocean floor structure and age, magnetism, sea floor spreading, earthquakes, matching mountain ranges,
matching fossils, matching glaciers and volcanoes.
 Define paleomagnetism.
Evidence of Plate Tectonic Boundaries
 Describe the relationship between earthquakes, volcanoes, heat flow, age of rocks, paleomagnetism, geologic
features (mountain chains, trenches, ridges, etc) and plate boundaries.
 Relate how earthquake depth and frequency change at different plate boundaries.
 Explain how the earthquake patterns at different plate boundaries support the theory of plate tectonics.
Hot Spots
 Describe how the Hawaiian Islands were created.
 How does island age and location support the theory of the Hawaiian hot spots.