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Amplify Science Plate Motion unit review, for Greenwood Academy 7th Grade Science
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How do we explain why
Mesosaurus
fossils are separated on different continents by an ocean?
The South American and African plates moved apart suddenly
The South American and African plates had ocean flooding
The South American and African plates moved apart gradually
The South American and African plates moved closer together
2
At convergent plate boundaries...
Plates slide along each other, and mountains form
Plates move towards each other, and trenches form
Plates move apart, and mid-ocean ridges form
Plates move towards each other, and mid-ocean ridges form
3
Locations where earthworm fossils were found are on this map. Which statement is true?
Europe and Australia were once connected to each other
Australia and Africa used to be connected to each other
Australia and Greenland were once connected to each other
India and North America used to be connected to each other
4
The layer of hard, solid rock underneath the Earth's continents and oceans is called the
outer layer
inner layer
mantle
core
5
What do both convergent and divergent plate boundaries have in common?
Trenches and landslides occur
Earthquakes and volcanic activity occur
Earthquakes and landslides occur
Large cracks and volcanic activity occur
6
Which of the following natural processes would take place over a
very long time
?
An avalanche occurs in the spring as ice melts
An earthquake destroyed several buildings in a city
A flash flood occurred after a sudden rainstorm
The continent of Antarctica moved south
7
Which of the following is a valid piece of evidence for
continental drift
?
Central Africa and South America have the exact same climate
GPS measurements track plate motion to be 1 kilometer a year
Similar rock types were found on different continents
An ancient fern fossil was found on only one continent
8
At a
mid-ocean ridge...
soft, solid rock melts and becomes magma
hard, solid rock melts and destroys the plates
soft, solid rock cools and is added to plates
hard, solid rock hardens and is removed from plates
9
Earth's plates can move because the mantle is made of
liquid metal
soft, solid rock
hard, solid rock
liquid rock (including magma)
10
What can be formed at a convergent plate boundary?
Waterfalls
Mountains
Trenches
Mid-ocean ridges
11
A plate is...
a large section of the Earth's outer layer
another word for continent
a location at the center of the Earth
the soft, solid rock underneath the Earth's outer layer
12
Which of the following choices show
all
lines of evidence for
continental drift
?
same fossils and rock types, continents fit together
same plant fossils only
same rocks from mountain ranges and parts of continents
matching continent coastlines
