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Plate Tectonics + Geological History of the Earth
Plate Tectonics + Geological History of the Earth
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Fossils form....
at the same time the sedimentary rock forms.
after sedimentary rock forms.
before sedimentary rock forms.
Fossils don't form anymore
2
Fossils of the same animal are
never
found on different continents.
True
False
3
What does Pangrea mean?
All the continents
All the land
All the Earth
All the world
4
What are most of the tectonic plates named after?
The names are random.
The countries they support.
The scientists that discovered them.
The continents or oceans they support.
5
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.
False
True
6
What are index fossils?
Fossils of organisms that only lived for a short period of time.
Fossils of organisms that lived for a long period of time.
Fossils of organisms that only lived during the dinosaurs.
Fossils of organisms that only lived befor dinosaurs.
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Which of the following is not an era in history?
Dinozoic
Pracambrian
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
8
The same kind of fossils are found in the same kind of rock.
True
False
9
Convection currents
dont
play a role in continental drift.
True
False
10
Processes now operating on earth are the same processes that operated in the past.
False
True
11
Stratigraphy is the study of rock layers.
True
False
12
What is the name of the supercontinent (when all the continents were joined together)?
The world
Supercontinent
There was never a supercontinent.
Pangea
13
Physical evidence of a plant or animal that lived long ago.
Picture
Book on animals and plants
Fossil
Artifact
14
What is the thick layer of molten rock found between the crust and core?
Inner core
Lithosphere
Outer core
Mantle
15
Which scientist was famous for studying continental drift?
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wegener
Bill Nye
16
How long ago did Pangea exist?
250 years ago
250 thousand years ago
Pangea never existed
250 million years ago
17
What type of rock do fossils form in?
Sedminetary
They don't form in rocks
Ingenous
Metamorphic
18
What is the top layer of Earth?
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
19
If these colors represent layers of rock, which layer is the youngest?
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
20
Index fossils can
not
be used to determine specific time periods.
False
True
