8TH GRADE EARTH SCIENCE

TEST 2 STUDY GUIDE

On this test you must be able to
Identify and describe the different types of plate boundaries
o Convergent

o Transform

o Divergent
Identify destructive and constructive processes that change Earths
surface
Categorize geological processes as constructive or destructive
Differentiate among deposition, weathering, and erosion
Identify a fossil and its varieties
Describe the organization of a geologic column
Define the Law of Superposition
Explain how a fossil forms
Describe the difference between relative dating and absolute dating
methods
Differentiate among the various absolute dating methods
o Carbon-14

o Uranium-lead

o Potassium-argon

o Rubidium-strontium

Identify the four eras into which Earths history is divided

Categorize organisms and characteristics of each of the geologic time
scales eras
Interpret data from the geologic time scale
Recognize how the fossil record can be used to determine the age of Earth