UCA EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE FINAL (FLATLEY) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR
PASS
metamorphic rocks - CORRECT ANSWERS changed form due to enormous heat and
pressure- found along plate collisions like mountains
-harder than parent rock
-foliated or non foliated
foliated rocks - CORRECT ANSWERS (metamorphic) presence of platy or wavy surfaces
non-foliated rocks - CORRECT ANSWERS (metamorphic) absence of platy or wavy
surfaces
rock cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS -crystalization(igneous)-->weathering and erosion--
>compaction, cementation, chemical actions(sedimentary)-->metamorphism(metamorphic)--
>melting-->magma
Alfred Wegener - CORRECT ANSWERS German scientist who proposed the theory of
continental drift
Continental drift - CORRECT ANSWERS idea that continents and other landmasses have
shifted
-pangea
supporting evidence for continental drift - CORRECT ANSWERS past glaciations, rocks
of ancient mountain ranges, fossil record
Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWERS modern theory to explain movement of
continents
,UCA EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE FINAL (FLATLEY) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR
PASS
-lithosphere is fragmented
-plates move in units
-7 major plates
divergent - CORRECT ANSWERS pulling apart
convergent - CORRECT ANSWERS pushing together
transform - CORRECT ANSWERS sliding alongside
continental - CORRECT ANSWERS lighter, less dense
oceanic - CORRECT ANSWERS heavier, more dense
divergent plate boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS convection currents in the mantle,
mid-ocean ridges, formation of new oceanic crust
convergent plate boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS Areas where plates move toward
each other and collide, causing uplift
continental convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS neither is less dense, thickening of crust
-mountain building (Himalayas)
oceanic-continental convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS oceanic crust is forced under by
subduction, oceanic trench is formed
, UCA EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE FINAL (FLATLEY) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR
PASS
-produces continental volcanoes and major earthquakes
oceanic-oceanic convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS older plate gets under younger
plate, forms island arcs
island arc - CORRECT ANSWERS A string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a
deep ocean trench
The Ring of Fire - CORRECT ANSWERS A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific
Ocean
3 principle tectonic forces - CORRECT ANSWERS compressional
tensional
shearing
crustal deformation processes - CORRECT ANSWERS when pressure is exerted on crust,
it either bends(folding) or breaks(faulting)
folding - CORRECT ANSWERS bending of rock strata that are subjected to
compressional forces
faulting - CORRECT ANSWERS occurs when rocks on either side of a fracture are
displaced relative to the other side- caused by both compressional and tensional forces
compressional tectonic forces - CORRECT ANSWERS folding (ouachitas, Appalachians)
-anticlines
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR
PASS
metamorphic rocks - CORRECT ANSWERS changed form due to enormous heat and
pressure- found along plate collisions like mountains
-harder than parent rock
-foliated or non foliated
foliated rocks - CORRECT ANSWERS (metamorphic) presence of platy or wavy surfaces
non-foliated rocks - CORRECT ANSWERS (metamorphic) absence of platy or wavy
surfaces
rock cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS -crystalization(igneous)-->weathering and erosion--
>compaction, cementation, chemical actions(sedimentary)-->metamorphism(metamorphic)--
>melting-->magma
Alfred Wegener - CORRECT ANSWERS German scientist who proposed the theory of
continental drift
Continental drift - CORRECT ANSWERS idea that continents and other landmasses have
shifted
-pangea
supporting evidence for continental drift - CORRECT ANSWERS past glaciations, rocks
of ancient mountain ranges, fossil record
Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWERS modern theory to explain movement of
continents
,UCA EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE FINAL (FLATLEY) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR
PASS
-lithosphere is fragmented
-plates move in units
-7 major plates
divergent - CORRECT ANSWERS pulling apart
convergent - CORRECT ANSWERS pushing together
transform - CORRECT ANSWERS sliding alongside
continental - CORRECT ANSWERS lighter, less dense
oceanic - CORRECT ANSWERS heavier, more dense
divergent plate boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS convection currents in the mantle,
mid-ocean ridges, formation of new oceanic crust
convergent plate boundaries - CORRECT ANSWERS Areas where plates move toward
each other and collide, causing uplift
continental convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS neither is less dense, thickening of crust
-mountain building (Himalayas)
oceanic-continental convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS oceanic crust is forced under by
subduction, oceanic trench is formed
, UCA EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE FINAL (FLATLEY) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE EXAM
SOLUTION WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR
PASS
-produces continental volcanoes and major earthquakes
oceanic-oceanic convergence - CORRECT ANSWERS older plate gets under younger
plate, forms island arcs
island arc - CORRECT ANSWERS A string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a
deep ocean trench
The Ring of Fire - CORRECT ANSWERS A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific
Ocean
3 principle tectonic forces - CORRECT ANSWERS compressional
tensional
shearing
crustal deformation processes - CORRECT ANSWERS when pressure is exerted on crust,
it either bends(folding) or breaks(faulting)
folding - CORRECT ANSWERS bending of rock strata that are subjected to
compressional forces
faulting - CORRECT ANSWERS occurs when rocks on either side of a fracture are
displaced relative to the other side- caused by both compressional and tensional forces
compressional tectonic forces - CORRECT ANSWERS folding (ouachitas, Appalachians)
-anticlines
