Geology Glossary Open Journal Quiz

1.  Identify the supercontinent made of “all” the land on Earth circa 300 million years ago.
2. Identify the southern supercontinent.
3. Identify the northern supercontinent.
4. Identify the reptile whose fossils have been found across the southern continents lending credence to the theory of continental drift.
5. Identify the plant whose fossils have been found across the southern continents lending credence to the theory of continental drift.
6. Identify the term for a zone where Earth’s crust is being pulled apart as a result of divergent boundaries.
7. Identify the term for a depression in Earth’s crust resulting from the subduction of a tectonic plate.
8. Identify the type of crust that is older and less dense.
9. Identify the type of crust that is younger and more dense.
10. Identify the term that means “the breaking down of rock, soil, and minerals through contact with the Earth’s atmosphere, biota, and water.