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Duplicate of National Geographic Colliding Continents
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To review worksheet from video National Geographic Colliding Continents Year 8 Landscapes Unit
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1
As plates move across the Earth, crust and rock is dragged back down into what zones?
subtraction zones
induction zones
subduction zones
production zones
2
The formation of the Alps is the direct result of collision between what two continents?
Africa and Asia
Africa and Europe
Africa and Australia
Asia and Europe
3
During the break-up of Pangaea, Australia split off from ?
South America
Asia
Antartica
Europe
4
Most scientists believe that the water that formed our oceans came from what?
the sun
stars
the moon
<p>metors</p>
5
How many tectonic plates can be identified on Earth today?
11
9
10
12
6
The world’s last super continent is known as
Gondwana
Rodinia
Pannotia
Pangaea
7
What continent is believed to be the site of the earliest giant continental landmass on Earth?
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Asia
8
Heat escaping from the ? creates convection currents inthe next layer of the Earth, the ?
core/mantle
mantle/core
9
The ‘giant jigsaw puzzle’ of interlocking pieces that make up Earth’s crust arecalled what?
Pangaea
tectonic plates
China
subduction zones
10
Why is granite less dense than other rock in Earth’s mantle?
It is made of lighter minerals
It is made of heavier minerals
11
During the break-up of Pangaea, NorthAmerica split off from ?
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
12
During the break-up of Pangaea, South America split off from ?
Asia
Australia
Africa
South America
13
How old was Earth believed to be when the first early, relatively stable landmasses formed?
105 million
150 million
15 million
1 million
14
Evidence for the theory of continental drift was proposed in 1912 by what German Scientist?
Albert Wegener
Alfred Vagen
Albert Einstein
<p>Alfred Wegener</p>
15
Who in class was born on another continent?
Sydney
Adam
Chris
Nate
16
As radioactive uranium decays it turns into what stable element?
granite
lead
poison cookies
zircon
17
When Wegener first proposed his theory of continental drift, why were his ideas rejected?
The idea thatcontinents moved was considered preposterous.
His ideas were not rejected, they were accepted
18
What type of rock formed the first continents?
zircon
granite
diamonds
uranium
19
Which is not one of the 7 continents?
<p>Asia</p>
<p>The USA</p>
Australia
Africa
20
6 billion years ago, the Earth is created from what?
The debris left overfrom the formation of the moon.
The debris left overfrom the formation of Pluto.
The debris left overfrom the formation of the sun.
The debris left overfrom the formation of One Direction.
