8th Grade Earth Science: Chapter 5 Section 5A Review

Question 1

Used to understand the Earth's history: land appears to have been shaped by glaciers no longer present on Earth

Accepted Answer

glacier observation

Question 2

Scientists determine the absolute age of rocks by comparing the relative amounts of elements contained in the rocks.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Used to understand the Earth's history: the earth's crust is made of currently moving tectonic plates

Accepted Answer

the continents observation

Question 4

The Continental Drift theory is an evolutionary theory that is not based on evidence.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Used to understand the Earth's history: glaciers are present and move today

Accepted Answer

glacier observation

Question 6

Used to understand the Earth's history: the sun's gravity not being enough to create what see is today

Accepted Answer

solar system observation

Question 7

Used to understand the Earth's history: all planets rotate in the same direction except for Venus and Uranus

Accepted Answer

solar system observation

Question 8

A history of the earth must include how it began and how it changed over time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Used to understand the Earth's history: made of strata laid down in order over time

Accepted Answer

geologic column observation

Question 10

The term stratum refers to a large plate of the earth's crust.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Tectonic plates may contain both continental crust and oceanic crust.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Glaciers have been used to hypothesize which continents were at one time joined.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

There is no credible evidence of the movements of continents.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Used to understand the Earth's history: land masses appear to fit together like puzzle pieces

Accepted Answer

the continents observation

Question 15

Scientists are more likely to change their story than they are to change their models.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

A geologic column is a record of the history of changes in the earth's core.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

The geologic column is an evolutionary idea that is not based on evidence.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

The way that we interpret evidence depends on our worldview.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

The composition of the planets gives us clues about the solar system's history.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Sea-floor spreading is thought to be driven by the movement of the mantle.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Used to understand the Earth's history: contains fossils that give information about the rock in which they appear

Accepted Answer

geologic column observation

Questions 21