Standard 5: Earth and Life
Objective 5.1: Plate Tectonics
Understand
that Earth processes today are similar to those that occurred in the past. Slow
geologic processes have large cumulative effects over long periods of time.
□ I can describe
the three stages of the rock cycle.
□ I can explain how
Pangea broke apart.
□ I can locate the
Ring of Fire on a map.
□ I can describe
relative dating of fossils.
□ Rock Cycle
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□ Objective 5.1
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Understand
that Earth processes today are similar to those that occurred in the past. Slow
geologic processes have large cumulative effects over long periods of time.
Vocabulary: CHAPTER 9 SECTION 1
(Life Science, Holt)
Define these words in common
language.
1.
Pangaea
2.
plate
tectonics
3.
fault
4.
Ring
of Fire
5.
rock
cycle
6.
sedimentary
7.
igneous
8.
metamorphic
9.
paleontologist
10. fossil
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Objective 5.1: Plate Tectonics
Understand
that Earth processes today are similar to those that occurred in the past. Slow
geologic processes have large cumulative effects over long periods of time.
Study Guide: CHAPTER 9 SECTION
1 (Life Science, Holt)
Explain each concept
□ Paleontologists are scientists
who study fossils.
□ The age of a fossil can be
determined using relative dating in sedimentary layers
□ The Ring of Fire surrounds the
Pacific Plate.
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Igneous rock comes from magma.
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Metamorphic rock is formed from pressure, weathering, and…
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Describe the rock cycle.
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Pangea was a giant continent.
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Fault lines run between tectonic plates.