Plate Tectonics 5th Grade

Question 1

Alfred Wegener stated that Earth's _________ were once joined in one landmass.

Accepted Answer

continents

Question 2

Scientists discovered evidence in _______ that Africa and South America were once joined.

Accepted Answer

fossils

Question 3

What kind of plate boundaries form new crust or ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

Divergent plates

Question 4

The age and composition of rocks in the ______ of South America match those in Africa's coast.

Accepted Answer

mountains

Question 5

Select all the reasons that show evidence that South America and Africa was once connected.

Accepted Answer

The coastlines match up on a map, Age and composition of rocks on both continents, Fossil evidence of plant and animal life

Question 6

What kind of plate boundaries form mountains or volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

Convergent plates

Question 7

Which 2 answers are theories that explain how the continents have moved over millions of years?

Accepted Answer

The Theory of Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics

Question 8

Use the image to determine upon which continents Mesosaurus lived millions of years ago.

Accepted Answer

South America and Africa

Question 9

What kind of plate boundaries form cracks in the earth's crust like the San Andreas Fault?

Accepted Answer

Transform plates

Question 10

How does the map suggest that Antarctica might have once been connected to Australia? 2 answers

Accepted Answer

Fossil evidence of Glossopteris links them, The coastlines match up on a map

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