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1
Which statement does
not support
the theory of continental drift?
Same Fossils were found on continents
Different rocks but not related at all
Evidence of glaciers in warm climate today
2
What evidence can you find on sedimentary rocks?
Smooth and glassy
You can see large crystals
Visible layers and sometimes fossils
It has folds and bends
3
Which two statements are true and or relate to relative dating?
This uses decay of radioactive elements to find the age
It is like saying you are younger than your mom
This is also called radioactive dating
Intrusions in the rock strata make it hard to age the rock
4
The theroy of plate tectonics suggests that ______________currents pushed the plates apart
radiation
conduction
convection
5
Transforming boundaries often result in earthquakes
False
True
6
What are igneous rocks formed from?
neither
both
cooling lava
cooling magma
7
Where can igneous rocks form?
Below ground
Both
Neither
Above ground
8
Which layer(s) is the intrusion?
A
D
B
C
9
Why was Wegeners theory not accepted or received well?
Could not tell how or the force used to move the continents
Not enough data/evidence
A competing theory
10
Which rock will have ribbon like layers?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
11
Which major event happened in the
Paleozoic
Era?
Pangaea formed
Earth was born 4.6 m.y.a.
Humans and mammals came on the scene
Dinosaurs began and became extinct
12
How long ago did Gondwanaland separte from Laurasia?
200-180 million years ago
200,000-180,000 years ago
200-180 years ago
13
Which type of rock is #4 if #12 is cooling and hardening?
melting
magma
Igneous
cooling and hardening
14
Which layers are younger than e?
C
B
A
E
15
Finding out how old a rock is in actual years
half-life
relative dating
absolute dating
mass extinction
16
Which layer is youngest?
A
E
B
C
17
Evidence or NOT? Matching Appalachian mountain ranges on continents
Evidence
Not
18
Which scientist proposed the continental drift theory?
Wegener
Einstein
Hess
19
Which mountain range matched well on the British Isles?
Rocky mountains
Smoky mountains
Appalachian mountains
20
Which step in the rock cycle process is #11
Igneous
magma
melting
cooling and hardening
21
The ring of fire is where volcanic activity is found. Which plates is it near?
North American plate
South American
Indian
22
Erosion is the term to describe how sediments are carried to another place
True
False
23
The rock cycle explains the process of how rocks are formed and recycled.
True
False
24
Folded mountains can be found here
Nazca plate converges with South American plate. Volcanoes create
North American plate has many volcanoes
Indian plate and Eurasian plate converge making mountains
25
People and dinosaurs lived on Earth at the same time.
True
False
26
Which layers are older than A?
C
A
E
B
27
About how old is the earth?
4.6 Billion Year Old
45 million years old
45 years old
4.5 Trillion Years Old
28
____boundaries can create new sea floor.
divergent
convergent
29
Oceanic plates converging can form a volcanic arc of islands like Hawaii
False
True
30
As two continental plates push against each other, the pressure causes folded mountains
True
False
31
Finding out how old a rock compared to another rock
mass extinction
relative dating
half-life
absolute dating
32
How can Earth scientists reconstruct events in Earth's planetary history?
By studying erosion
By watching volcanoes
By reading history books
By analyzing rock layers
33
Where the upper solid mantle meets the crust
mantle
lithosphere
34
The ring of fire is where volcanic activity is found. Which statement supports this theory?
North American plate has many volcanoes
Nazca plate converges with South American plate. Volcanoes create
Indian plate and Eurasian plate converge making mountains
35
____boundaries can form underwater mountain ranges.
divergent
convergent
36
At_______boundary, new crust is created as two plates pull apart.
Convergent
Divergent
37
What can we learn from looking at an undisturbed column of rock?
There is no such thing as young rocks
The oldest rocks are on top
The youngest rocks are on the bottom
The youngest rocks are on top
38
Which type of rock is #1 if #8 is compaction and cementation?
Igneous
metamorphic
weathering and erosion
sedimentary
39
Each rock type can be turned into another rock type.
False
True
40
Where does lava cool quickly?
never
above ground
Always
below ground
41
Evidence or NOT? South American and Africa matching like puzzle pieces (Continental Fit)
Evidence
Not
42
Compaction and cementation create which type of rock?
metamorphic
sedimentary
43
Evidence or NOT? Matching coal mines on continents
Evidence
Not
44
Which major event happened in the
Cenozoic
Era?
Pangaea formed
Dinosaurs began and became extinct
Humans and mammals came on the scene
Earth was born 4.6 m.y.a.
45
Evidence or NOT? Matching rocks on continents
Evidence
Not
46
The
precambrian
was the
longest
era?
True
False
47
Which process in the rock cycle is #10 if #2 is metamorphic rock?
Melting and cooling
heat and pressure
weathering and erosion
48
Which two statements refer to absolute dating?
This is also called radioactive dating
Disturbances in the rock strata called intrusions make it hard
This uses decay of radioactive elements to find the age
49
the remains of an organism that lived in the past
absolute dating
fossils
half-life
mass extinction
50
Which one is a rock category or type?
obsidian
sand
metamorphic
basalt
51
Which major event happened in the
Precambrian
Era?
Earth was born 4.6 m.y.a.
Dinosaurs began and became extinct
Pangaea formed
Humans and mammals came on the scene
52
Evidence or NOT? Matching fossils on continents
Not
Evidence
53
Which process in the rock cycle is #5?
compaction and cementation
cooling and melting
weathering and erosion
54
How did the theory of Plate tectonics support the theory of continental drift?
Explained WHY the continents dont move
Explained WHERE the continents moved
Explained HOW the continents moved
55
Which layer(s) are older than C?
B
E
C
A
56
What must happen for the metamorphic rock to change into an igneous rock?
it needs heat and pressure
it cannot change
it must melt and cool
it breaks down by weathering
57
How large plates move across Earth's surface
Hess
Divergent
Convection currents
58
Seafloor spreading causing tectonic plates to move is what he is famous for
T. Wilson
Wegener
Hess
59
When a __________boundary occurs on land, a separation occurs and over time will break apart.
convergent
divergent
60
The result of one plate moving under another one
Volcanoes will form
oceans form
61
Which term means scratches in rocks?
stripes
striations
stratosphere
62
Rock layers show the sequence of geological events and can help establish
absolute age
relative age
63
What was the name of the supercontinent?
Pangaea
Laurasia
Prussia
64
Which major event happened in the
Mesozoic
Era?
Dinosaurs began and became extinct
Pangaea formed
Humans and mammals came on the scene
Earth was born 4.6 m.y.a.
65
Metamorphic rocks are formed when...
rock is under heat and pressure
sediments are compacted together
rocks melt and cool
earthquakes occur
66
What can we learn from looking at an undisturbed column of rock?
What the earliest Earth was like
If there was a volcanic eruption
What organisms lived in the area
If there was a major extinction event
67
The rate of atom decay
mass extinction
relative dating
half-life
absolute dating
68
Which two statements are true and or relate to absolute dating?
This uses decay of radioactive elements to find the age
This is also called radioactive dating
It is like saying you are younger than your mom
Disturbances in the rock strata called intrusions make it hard
69
Which Scientist proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
Wegener
Einstein
Hess
70
When two oceanic plate boundaries meet
transform
convergent
divergent
71
The Precambrian was the oldest of the geologic time scale?
False
True
72
How can there be fossils of ocean organisms on the tops of mountains?
There was a flood
A bird dropped them there
The land that formed the mountains was once under water
The ocean organisms used to live on land
73
the end of a group of organisms
half-life
relative dating
mass extinction
absolute dating
