Download Name: 7th Grade Science Earth History Test Review Be able to

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7th Grade Science Earth History Test Review
Be able to explain the following terms:
Principle of Uniformitarianism
Relative Dating Principles such as
-superposition
-cross cutting relationships
What are ___________ and what causes_________? (Put the terms below in the blank spaces).
Faults
Ridge/Rise
Rifts
Trenches
Subduction Zone
Compression
Tension
Be able to explain the following concepts with labeled drawings:
-The difference between an object that is more dense than another.
-How convection currents work and how they cause plates to move?
-The three different plate boundaries and the processes they create that change the Earth’s
surface. (Convergent, Divergent, and Transform).
-Examples of weathering, erosion and deposition. (Haven’t covered yet)
Be able to show evidence that supports the following claims
-Plate Tectonic Theory: That earth’s lithosphere is divided up into plates that have moved around
throughout Earth’s history.
-Internal and external forces have changed the Earth’s surface in large ways and small ways over
long periods of time and short periods of time.