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Amplify Plate Motions End of the unit Review
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Scientist use this technology to learn more about plate motion
Amplify
Cell phones
Ocean microphones
GPS
2
What does it mean to Converge?
To meet/ come together.
To separate/ move away.
3
What types of evidence did Alfred Wegener use to prove his idea of the "Super Continent"?
Fossils and climate change
The continent's shape
All of the above
Mountain ranges and rock
4
If we took a vertical cross section of a pineapple, what would the cross section look like?
A
D
C
B
5
What does geological mean?
Geological is the study of Earth's physical structure.
Geological is the study of weather.
Geological is the study of food.
6
What is a Mesosaurus?
An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
An extinct fish that lived 300 million years ago
An extinct dinosaur that lived 300 million years ago
7
Which statement best describes the mantle?
the layer of sand underneath Earth’s plates
the layer of water underneath Earth’s plates
the layer of hard, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
8
Years after Wegener had passed away, scientist gathered more evidence to prove his theory. What was the Theory called?
The Theory of Wegener
The Theory of Pangea
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
9
What is a core sample?
Cutting a rock in half and inspecting the middle of it.
Cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance.
A sample from the core of food.
10
What does it mean to Diverge?
To meet.
To separate.
11
Which one is not true about plate movements?
A plate can go under another plate.
A plate can float away
A plate can move sideways and downward at the edge of a plate.
A plate can become part of the mantle
12
Which statements are true about volcanic and earthquake activity?
There are no connections between the two.
They happen in random locations
They happen along plate boundaries
They happen in similar locations
13
What is a Cross section?
A type of landform.
A type of technology
Diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
A shape with 10 sides.
14
What is a paleontologist?
Someone who studies the moon phases.
Someone who studies earthquakes.
Someone who studies fossils.
Someone who studies present-day animals.
15
What is a plate?
A plate is a glass round object you eat of off.
A plate is a round disk.
A plate is what the Earth's surface is broken up into.
16
Which definition best fits the word 'fossil'?
The remains of prehistoric organism preserved in rock.
Bones you can put together.
Bones from an extinct animal or person.
Millions of years old bones.
17
What landforms occur from divergent boundaries?
Underwater mountains in the middle of the ocean.
Trench
Mid-ocean ridge
All of the above.
18
What is not an effect of plate motions?
hurricanes
mountain ranges
volcanic activity
earthquakes
19
What landforms occur when two plates converge?
Mid-ocean ridge
Volcanic eruptions
Trench
20
Which statement best describes the process of when two plates move away from each other?
A new plate from underneath fills in the gap
Soft solid rock fills in the gap and hardens
sand and rock fill in the gap
Water fills in the gap
21
By drilling in different parts of the world, what were we able to conclude?
That each place had a solid rock layer
That each place had the same amounts of water
That each place had all the same types of material
22
Which definition best describes Tectonics?
Pieces of land.
Giant landforms
Things that move earth around.
A process affecting the structure of Earth's solid layer over time.
23
Which claim best represent the movement of plates?
Plates move gradually
Plates never move
Plates move suddenly
Plates move randomly
