1. Topic Questions
1. Why is plate tectonics considered to be a unifying theory?
2. How can large volcanic eruptions affect parts of the entire world?
3. What are the two broad areas into which the field of geology is divided?
4. What are two examples of areas where geology is used to help solve environmental problems?
5. What is one way in which geology is used to help humans?
6. Give one specific example of how geology has an affect on your daily life in terms of materials and/or energy needs.

2. Question 1
The theory explains very many geologic features (e.g., volcanoes), processes (e.g. mountain building and the rock cycle) and events (e.g., volcanic eruption) occurring both within the Earth's interior and on its surface.

3. Topic Questions
1. Why is plate tectonics considered to be a unifying theory?
2. How can large volcanic eruptions affect parts of the entire world?
3. What are the two broad areas into which the field of geology is divided?
4. What are two examples of areas where geology is used to help solve environmental problems?
5. What is one way in which geology is used to help humans?
6. Give one specific example of how geology has an affect on your daily life in terms of materials and/or energy needs.

4. Question 2
They can cause abnormal weather patterns around the world, including measurable global cooling.

5. Topic Questions
1. Why is plate tectonics considered to be a unifying theory?
2. How can large volcanic eruptions affect parts of the entire world?
3. What are the two broad areas into which the field of geology is divided?
4. What are two examples of areas where geology is used to help solve environmental problems?
5. What is one way in which geology is used to help humans?
6. Give one specific example of how geology has an affect on your daily life in terms of materials and/or energy needs.

6. Question 3
Historical geology and physical geology.

7. Topic Questions
1. Why is plate tectonics considered to be a unifying theory?
2. How can large volcanic eruptions affect parts of the entire world?
3. What are the two broad areas into which the field of geology is divided?
4. What are two examples of areas where geology is used to help solve environmental problems?
5. What is one way in which geology is used to help humans?
6. Give one specific example of how geology has an affect on your daily life in terms of materials and/or energy needs.

8. Question 4
Water quality and distribution, waste disposal, finding safe locations for dams, power plants.

9. Topic Questions
1. Why is plate tectonics considered to be a unifying theory?
2. How can large volcanic eruptions affect parts of the entire world?
3. What are the two broad areas into which the field of geology is divided?
4. What are two examples of areas where geology is used to help solve environmental problems?
5. What is one way in which geology is used to help humans?
6. Give one specific example of how geology has an affect on your daily life in terms of materials and/or energy needs.

10. Question 5
> Finding mineral or energy resources/helping solve environmental problems/making predictions of natural hazards.

11. Topic Questions
1. Why is plate tectonics considered to be a unifying theory?
2. How can large volcanic eruptions affect parts of the entire world?
3. What are the two broad areas into which the field of geology is divided?
4. What are two examples of areas where geology is used to help solve environmental problems?
5. What is one way in which geology is used to help humans?
6. Give one specific example of how geology has an affect on your daily life in terms of materials and/or energy needs.

12. Question 6
Most of our electricity is generated from fossil fuels or uranium, which are all geologic resources, as are natural materials such as copper, clay, sand, limestone, gypsum, quartz.

13. Topic Questions
7. What has caused the orderly division into concentric layers of the interior of the Earth?
8. List the correct sequence of the Earth's solid layers, from its surface to the interior:
9. What are the two types of crust?
10. How do the Earth's inner core and outer core differ?
11. The lithosphere is comprised of which layer or layers?
12. What are the three zones into which the mantle can be divided, based on physical characteristics?
13. How does the oceanic crust differ from the continental crust?
14. According to plate tectonic theory, which of the major divisions of the Earth make up the plates?
15. What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?

14. Question 7
>Under the action of gravity, denser materials displaced lighter materials and fell closer to the earth’s center. Lighter materials liquid outer crust, mantle an crust literally float on the denser materials beneath them.

15. Topic Questions
7. What has caused the orderly division into concentric layers of the interior of the Earth?
8. List the correct sequence of the Earth's solid layers, from its surface to the interior:
9. What are the two types of crust?
10. How do the Earth's inner core and outer core differ?
11. The lithosphere is comprised of which layer or layers?
12. What are the three zones into which the mantle can be divided, based on physical characteristics?
13. How does the oceanic crust differ from the continental crust?
14. According to plate tectonic theory, which of the major divisions of the Earth make up the plates?
15. What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?

16. Question 8
>Lithosphere, upper mantle, asthenosphere, lower mantle, core/ continental crust, oceanic crust, upper mantle, asthenosphere, lower mantle, core/crust, mantle, core.

17. Topic Questions
7. What has caused the orderly division into concentric layers of the interior of the Earth?
8. List the correct sequence of the Earth's solid layers, from its surface to the interior:
9. What are the two types of crust?
10. How do the Earth's inner core and outer core differ?
11. The lithosphere is comprised of which layer or layers?
12. What are the three zones into which the mantle can be divided, based on physical characteristics?
13. How does the oceanic crust differ from the continental crust?
14. According to plate tectonic theory, which of the major divisions of the Earth make up the plates?
15. What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?

18. Question 9
> Oceanic, continental

19. Topic Questions
7. What has caused the orderly division into concentric layers of the interior of the Earth?
8. List the correct sequence of the Earth's solid layers, from its surface to the interior:
9. What are the two types of crust?
10. How do the Earth's inner core and outer core differ?
11. The lithosphere is comprised of which layer or layers?
12. What are the three zones into which the mantle can be divided, based on physical characteristics?
13. How does the oceanic crust differ from the continental crust?
14. According to plate tectonic theory, which of the major divisions of the Earth make up the plates?
15. What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?

20. Question 10
>The inner core is solid, the outer core is liquid.

21. Topic Questions
7. What has caused the orderly division into concentric layers of the interior of the Earth?
8. List the correct sequence of the Earth's solid layers, from its surface to the interior:
9. What are the two types of crust?
10. How do the Earth's inner core and outer core differ?
11. The lithosphere is comprised of which layer or layers?
12. What are the three zones into which the mantle can be divided, based on physical characteristics?
13. How does the oceanic crust differ from the continental crust?
14. According to plate tectonic theory, which of the major divisions of the Earth make up the plates?
15. What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?

22. Question 11
>The crust and the underlying upper mantle

23. Topic Questions
7. What has caused the orderly division into concentric layers of the interior of the Earth?
8. List the correct sequence of the Earth's solid layers, from its surface to the interior:
9. What are the two types of crust?
10. How do the Earth's inner core and outer core differ?
11. The lithosphere is comprised of which layer or layers?
12. What are the three zones into which the mantle can be divided, based on physical characteristics?
13. How does the oceanic crust differ from the continental crust?
14. According to plate tectonic theory, which of the major divisions of the Earth make up the plates?
15. What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?

24. Question 12
>Solid inner mantle, plastic asthenosphere, solid upper mantle

25. Topic Questions
7. What has caused the orderly division into concentric layers of the interior of the Earth?
8. List the correct sequence of the Earth's solid layers, from its surface to the interior:
9. What are the two types of crust?
10. How do the Earth's inner core and outer core differ?
11. The lithosphere is comprised of which layer or layers?
12. What are the three zones into which the mantle can be divided, based on physical characteristics?
13. How does the oceanic crust differ from the continental crust?
14. According to plate tectonic theory, which of the major divisions of the Earth make up the plates?
15. What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?

26. Question 13
>Oceanic crust is denser and is composed of basalt, while the lighter continental crust contains more silicon and aluminum.

27. Topic Questions
7. What has caused the orderly division into concentric layers of the interior of the Earth?
8. List the correct sequence of the Earth's solid layers, from its surface to the interior:
9. What are the two types of crust?
10. How do the Earth's inner core and outer core differ?
11. The lithosphere is comprised of which layer or layers?
12. What are the three zones into which the mantle can be divided, based on physical characteristics?
13. How does the oceanic crust differ from the continental crust?
14. According to plate tectonic theory, which of the major divisions of the Earth make up the plates?
15. What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?

28. Question 14
>The lithosphere

29. Topic Questions
7. What has caused the orderly division into concentric layers of the interior of the Earth?
8. List the correct sequence of the Earth's solid layers, from its surface to the interior:
9. What are the two types of crust?
10. How do the Earth's inner core and outer core differ?
11. The lithosphere is comprised of which layer or layers?
12. What are the three zones into which the mantle can be divided, based on physical characteristics?
13. How does the oceanic crust differ from the continental crust?
14. According to plate tectonic theory, which of the major divisions of the Earth make up the plates?
15. What are the three types of tectonic plate boundaries?

30. Question 15
>Divergent, convergent, and transform

31. Topic Questions 16. How are the tectonic plate boundaries located?
17. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are subduction zones associated?
18. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are linear rift valleys associated?
19. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are earthquakes associated?
20. Briefly describe the role of plate tectonics in geological processes.
21. The San Andreas fault in California is what type of plate boundary?
22. What are the three major groups of rocks?

32. Question 16
> Earthquake activity, and sometimes volcanic activity

33. Topic Questions 16. How are the tectonic plate boundaries located?
17. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are subduction zones associated?
18. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are linear rift valleys associated?
19. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are earthquakes associated?
20. Briefly describe the role of plate tectonics in geological processes.
21. The San Andreas fault in California is what type of plate boundary?
22. What are the three major groups of rocks?

34. Question 17
> Convergent boundaries

35. Topic Questions 16. How are the tectonic plate boundaries located?
17. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are subduction zones associated?
18. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are linear rift valleys associated?
19. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are earthquakes associated?
20. Briefly describe the role of plate tectonics in geological processes.
21. The San Andreas fault in California is what type of plate boundary?
22. What are the three major groups of rocks?

36. Question 18
>Divergent

37. Topic Questions 16. How are the tectonic plate boundaries located?
17. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are subduction zones associated?
18. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are linear rift valleys associated?
19. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are earthquakes associated?
20. Briefly describe the role of plate tectonics in geological processes.
21. The San Andreas fault in California is what type of plate boundary?
22. What are the three major groups of rocks?

38. Question 19
> Divergent, convergent, transform/all three

39. Topic Questions 16. How are the tectonic plate boundaries located?
17. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are subduction zones associated?
18. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are linear rift valleys associated?
19. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are earthquakes associated?
20. Briefly describe the role of plate tectonics in geological processes.
21. The San Andreas fault in California is what type of plate boundary?
22. What are the three major groups of rocks?

40. Question 20
> Convergence, divergence, and transform movement of plates cause faulting, folding, earthquakes, mountain building, and volcanism. Subduction results in partial recycling of crust to mantle.

41. Topic Questions 16. How are the tectonic plate boundaries located?
17. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are subduction zones associated?
18. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are linear rift valleys associated?
19. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are earthquakes associated?
20. Briefly describe the role of plate tectonics in geological processes.
21. The San Andreas fault in California is what type of plate boundary?
22. What are the three major groups of rocks?

42. Question 21
> Transform

43. Topic Questions 16. How are the tectonic plate boundaries located?
17. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are subduction zones associated?
18. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are linear rift valleys associated?
19. With which type(s) of plate boundaries are earthquakes associated?
20. Briefly describe the role of plate tectonics in geological processes.
21. The San Andreas fault in California is what type of plate boundary?
22. What are the three major groups of rocks?

44. Question 22
>Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic