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