Geology Exam 1

The lithosphere is a ___part of the ____

The accepted age of Earth is about___years based on dates obtained from ______

All of the following are possible steps of scientific investigation except for _______the collection of scientific facts through observation and experimentation assumption of conclusions without prior experimentation or observationthe development of one or more working hypotheses models to explain facts development of observations and experiments to test the hypotheses

_____ is composed of mainly lithified, organic debris that accumulated in ancient, heavily forested swamps.

The ___is a hot, weak zone that is capable of gradual flow located within Earth between the depths of 100 and 350 kilometers.

The law of _____ states that in layers of undisturbed sedimentary rocks or lava flows, the youngest layer is on top, and the oldest on bottom.

The most abundant mineral group/family in Earth's crust is____

What fundamental atomic particle is usually involved in bonding of elements

The doctrine of ____is commonly stated as "the present is the key to the past"

T/F Where oceanic and continental plates converge, the denser oceanic plate sinks beneath the continental plate.

The ____purposes that the bodies of our solar system formed at essentially the same time for a rotating cloud of gases and dust.

Atoms of different elements that bonded to each other due to opposite electrical charges are either ____ or _____.

A characteristic of minerals are____

The 2 types of plate boundaries that are home to most of the volcanic activity are ____

The type of bonding between atoms in which electrons are shared is called _____