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Unit E: Investigation 2E
Unit E: Investigation 2E
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1
Which era did the
first human like species
appear on Earth?
Precambrian (4.6 BYA to 550 MYA)
Cenozoic (65 MYA to Present)
Paleozoic (550 MYA to 225 MYA)
Mesozoic (225 MYA to 65 MYA)
2
What is the
name
that Alfred Wegener gave to the "super (giga) continent"?
Pangaea
Gondwana
Laurasia
Atlantis
3
In a
transform
boundary, the plates are moving....
Sliding past each other
Away from each other
In a circular motion
Towards each other (uwu)
4
Fossils are _________ as the layers of rock they are found in
Older
Younger
The same age
From the future
5
Which
IS NOT
a criteria to make a fossil an index fossil?
Lots of them lived
Lived in many different areas
Only live in certain time periods
Lived only on the land
6
What is the
type of fossil
that is formed when
bones are turned to stone by mineral water
?
Petrified
Mold
Trace
Cast
7
What happened during the
Cambrian Explosion
?
Dinosaurs became extinct
The Earth exploded and reformed again
Many new species appeared
Volcanoes covered the Earth in lava
8
What is the
type of fossil
that is formed when hard parts of the organism dissolves and leaves an
empty space
?
Cast
Mold
Cavity
Imprint
9
In a
converging
boundary, the plates are moving....
In a circular motion
Away from each other
Towards each other (uwu)
Sliding past each other
10
What is the name of the area of the Earth where there are many earthquakes and volcanoes?
The Hot Zone
The Fire Belt
The Ring of Fire
Earthquake Alley
11
What is
the name of the area
that is formed when the
edges
of two or more
tectonic plates
meet?
A trench
A boundary
A volcano
A mountain
12
What is the
name
of the theory that explains the forces needed to move continents and oceans?
Tectonic Shaking
Magnetic Reversal
Seafloor Spreading
Plate Tectonics
13
Alfred Wegener needed evidence to prove Pangaea was real. Which
IS NOT
an evidence that he used?
Australia had glaciers moving through it
Continents fit together like a puzzle
Found the same rocks in different continents
Found fossils only on certain continents
14
In a
diverging
boundary, the plates are moving....
Sliding past each other
In a circular motion
Towards each other (uwu)
Away from each other
15
The
mountains
that are formed at a
divergent boundary
are called...
Crustal
Broken
Chopped
Fault
16
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic are
large time intervals
called...
Eras
Epochs
Periods
Ages
17
What do
fossils
allow scientists to study?
The current weather patterns
The future movement of tectonic plates
The formation of rocks
The history of life on Earth
18
What is the
type of fossil
that is formed when minerals fill an
empty space
and hardens?
Hardened
Filled
Flooded
Cast
19
Which era did the
Cambrian Explosion
occur?
Paleozoic (550 MYA to 225 MYA)
Cenozoic (65 MYA to Present)
Mesozoic (225 MYA to 65 MYA)
Precambrian (4.6 BYA to 550 MYA)
20
The
mountains
that are formed at a
convergent boundary
are called...
Fold
Bend
Fault
uwu
21
What is the name of
long mountain ranges
that are formed in the ocean?
Continental shelves
Coral reefs
Canyons
Ridges
22
What
parts of the body
would
most likely
be turned into a fossil?
Eyes and tongue
Muscles and skin
Bones and teeth
Blood and organs
23
According to the
law of superposition,
younger layers of sedimentary rock are found
closer to the surface
closer to the surface, only if the layers haven't been mixed
deeper underground
deeper underground, only if the layers haven't been mixed
24
What is the
name
of Alfred Wegener's theory of why Pangaea no longer exists?
Seafloor Spreading
Plate Tectonics
Tectonic Shaking
Continental Drift
25
What is the
type of fossil
that is formed by
whole or parts
of the organism (even the soft and squishy bits)?
Cast
Original remains
Mold
Body
26
What is the
type of fossil
that is formed by animal
footprints or feces
(poo poo)?
Original remains
Trace
Mold
Cast
27
Which era did the
dinosaurs
rule the Earth?
Mesozoic (225 MYA to 65 MYA)
Paleozoic (550 MYA to 225 MYA)
Cenozoic (65 MYA to Present)
Precambrian (4.6 BYA to 550 MYA)
28
In a
divergent boundary
,
magma
can spill out of the mantle can mix with
water
in the ocean to create...
Volcanoes
Tidal Waves
Earthquakes
New crust
29
What is the name of
extremely deep valleys
that are formed in the ocean?
Coral reefs
Trenches
Abyssal plains
Continental shelves
