Canadian Geography Grade 9 Academic Unit 2 Quiz

Front 1

Name all four geologic Eras in chronological order.

Back 1

The Precambrian Era, The Paleozoic Era, The Mesozoic Era, and The Cenozoic Era.

Front 2

Name some major events that took place in the Precambrian Era.

Back 2

The first single and multi-celled organisms appeared on earth.

Front 3

Name some events from the Precambrian Era that correlates with Canada's formation.

Back 3

The Canadian Shield is formed through glaciation, and is comprised entirely of igneous rock.

Front 4

Name some major events from the Paleozoic Era.

Back 4

Large parts of North America are covered by a shallow layer of water. The age of Amphibians begins. The first insects appear. The first vein of coal formed.

Front 5

What happened for Canada's formation during the Paleozoic Era?

Back 5

The Appalachian Mountains are formed.

Front 6

Name some major events from the Mesozoic Era.

Back 6

The Age of the Dinosaurs begins. The Age of the Reptiles also begins in this era. The first flowering plants appear. Birds and Mammals appear on earth for the first time.

Front 7

What happened for Canada's formation during the Mesozoic Era?

Back 7

The formation of the Rocky Mountains begins. The Innuitian Mountains are completed.

Front 8

Name some major events that happened during the Cenozoic Era.

Back 8

Ice sheets cover North America. Continents come into their present shape. Humans begin to develop. Age of the Mammals begins. Many forms of life evolve.

Front 9

What happened for Canada's formation during the Cenozoic Era?

Back 9

The Rocky Mountains are completed.

Front 10

What are the three main types of rocks?

Back 10

Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous Rocks.

Front 11

What's the major difference between the rock types?

Back 11

How they are formed.

Front 12

Explain how Sedimentary Rocks are formed.

Back 12

Sediments (sand, shells, pebbles, etc.) will form together after a long period of time through compacting and compression from natural weather occurrences. (Ie. Rain, Waves, etc.)

Front 13

Describe the texture of Sedimentary Rocks.

Back 13

Fairly soft and easily bendable.

Front 14

Name two types of Sedimentary Rocks.

Back 14

Conglomerates, and Limestone.

Front 15

Explain how Metamorphic Rocks are formed.

Back 15

They are formed under the Earth's crust through metamorphosis, a change process due to intense heat and pressure.

Front 16

Describe the texture of Metamorphic Rocks.

Back 16

Have Ribbon like layers and may have shiny crystals adorning their surface.

Front 17

Name two types of Metamorphic Rocks.

Back 17

Gneiss and Marble are two examples.

Front 18

Explain how Igneous Rocks are formed.

Back 18

Igneous Rocks are created when magma cools and hardens under the Earth's surface. Alternatively lava from volcanoes can do the same under similar pretenses above ground.

Front 19

Describe the texture of Igneous Rocks.

Back 19

Shiny and glass like, filled with tiny holes and spaces from magma bubbles.

Front 20

Name two types of Igneous Rocks.

Back 20

Basalt and Obsidian are both examples of Igneous Rocks.

Front 21

Name the innermost layer of the Earth.

Back 21

The Inner Core.

Front 22

Name the layer above the Inner Core.

Back 22

The Outer Core.

Front 23

Name the layer of the earth above the Outer Core.

Back 23

The Lower Mantle.

Front 24

Name the layer of Earth above the Lower Mantle.

Back 24

The Upper Mantle.

Front 25

Name the layer of the earth above the Outer Mantle.

Back 25

The Crust of the Earth.

Front 26

Define Plate Tectonics.

Back 26

The theory that states that Earth's outer shell consists of plates that move.

Front 27

What do Plate Tectonics cause?

Back 27

Plate Tectonics create earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the formation of new crust.

Front 28

What makes Plate Tectonics move?

Back 28

Convection currents from pressure under the Earth's surface moves the plates.

Front 29

Name the three ways in which plates interact with each other.

Back 29

They can either be Divergent, Convergent or transforming of each other.

Front 30

What does it mean for plates to be diverging?

Back 30

It means that the two plates are moving farther away from each other.

Front 31

What does it mean when two plates are converging with each other?

Back 31

It means they are colliding into each other.

Front 32

What does it mean when plates are transforming?

Back 32

It means they are moving past each other.