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Evidence Pangea
Evidence Pangea
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1
Which mineral below is found in rocks that records the direction of magnetic north?
Oxygen
Manganese
Magnetite
Igneous
2
Seafloor rock becomes older as it moves towards
A
B
C and D
C
3
Which of the following is evidence for continental drift?
The earth’s rotation
Strong upper atmosphere wind currents causing massive waves.
Earthquakes
Climate clues
4
The presence of the same __ on several continents supports the hypothesis of continental drift.
neither fossils or rocks
rocks
both fossils and rocks
fossils
5
the letter B points towards ___
mid-ocean ridge
old magma
the ocean floor
mid-way trench
6
the letter A represents __?
mid-ocean ridge
construction
subduction
continents
7
Which arrow direction is converging?
-->
--> -->
Empty choice
Empty choice
8
Which rock structures are correlated in the diagram below
D and E
B and D
A and B
A and E
9
Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading provide evidence for ______.
a round Earth
Plate Tectonic Theory
Theory of Evolution
the Big Bang Theory
10
. If the same type of fossils are found in 2 separate rock layers;the rock layer is continuous
false
true
11
Rock layers are correlated if they both contain the same_____.
shapes
fossils
elements
both elements and fossils
12
As seafloor crust moves further away from a mid-ocean ridge it becomes _____.
older
younger
igneous
molten
13
Matching ____ on different continents are evidence for continental drift.
river systems
weather patterns
rock structures
wind systems
14
Which arrow direction is diverging?
Empty choice
--> -->
-->
Empty choice
15
List in order from largest to smallest
Era, Eon, Epoch, Period
Eon, Era, Period, Epoch
Eon, Era, Epoch, Period
Epoch, Period, Eon, Era
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Subduction zones
create new ocean floor
oceanic crust moves under continental crust
17
Which Era are we currently living in?
Cambrian
Cenozoic
Permian
Mesozoic
