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1
Evidence or NOT? Matching Appalachian mountain ranges on continents
Evidence
Not
2
Evidence or NOT? Matching fossils on continents
Not
Evidence
3
As two continental plates push against each other, the pressure causes folded mountains
False
True
4
When two oceanic plate boundaries meet
convergent
transform
divergent
5
How can Earth scientists reconstruct events in Earth's planetary history?
By studying erosion
By analyzing rock layers
By reading history books
By watching volcanoes
6
When a __________boundary occurs on land, a separation occurs and over time will break apart.
divergent
convergent
7
Which major event happened in the
Cenozoic
Era?
Dinosaurs began and became extinct
Pangaea formed
Humans and mammals came on the scene
Earth was born 4.6 m.y.a.
8
Evidence or NOT? Matching coal mines on continents
Evidence
Not
9
Which layers are older than A?
A
E
C
B
10
the remains of an organism that lived in the past
half-life
mass extinction
fossils
absolute dating
11
Which step in the rock cycle process is #11
cooling and hardening
Igneous
magma
melting
12
The ring of fire is where volcanic activity is found. Which plates is it near?
North American plate
Indian
South American
13
Where does lava cool quickly?
Always
never
below ground
above ground
14
the end of a group of organisms
half-life
absolute dating
mass extinction
relative dating
15
Which one is a rock category or type?
sand
basalt
metamorphic
obsidian
16
Which statement does
not support
the theory of continental drift?
Same Fossils were found on continents
Evidence of glaciers in warm climate today
Different rocks but not related at all
17
Which layer(s) are older than C?
B
C
E
A
18
The Precambrian was the oldest of the geologic time scale?
False
True
19
Which rock will have ribbon like layers?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
20
Folded mountains can be found here
Indian plate and Eurasian plate converge making mountains
North American plate has many volcanoes
Nazca plate converges with South American plate. Volcanoes create
21
What evidence can you find on sedimentary rocks?
Smooth and glassy
Visible layers and sometimes fossils
It has folds and bends
You can see large crystals
22
What can we learn from looking at an undisturbed column of rock?
If there was a volcanic eruption
If there was a major extinction event
What the earliest Earth was like
What organisms lived in the area
23
The
precambrian
was the
longest
era?
False
True
24
What are igneous rocks formed from?
neither
cooling lava
cooling magma
both
25
Which two statements are true and or relate to relative dating?
Intrusions in the rock strata make it hard to age the rock
This is also called radioactive dating
It is like saying you are younger than your mom
This uses decay of radioactive elements to find the age
26
Which major event happened in the
Precambrian
Era?
Pangaea formed
Dinosaurs began and became extinct
Humans and mammals came on the scene
Earth was born 4.6 m.y.a.
27
Which layer(s) is the intrusion?
C
D
A
B
28
Which scientist proposed the continental drift theory?
Wegener
Einstein
Hess
29
Evidence or NOT? South American and Africa matching like puzzle pieces (Continental Fit)
Evidence
Not
30
Metamorphic rocks are formed when...
sediments are compacted together
rocks melt and cool
earthquakes occur
rock is under heat and pressure
31
Which mountain range matched well on the British Isles?
Smoky mountains
Rocky mountains
Appalachian mountains
32
Which term means scratches in rocks?
stripes
stratosphere
striations
33
Which layer is youngest?
C
B
A
E
34
The rock cycle explains the process of how rocks are formed and recycled.
False
True
35
Finding out how old a rock is in actual years
absolute dating
mass extinction
relative dating
half-life
36
Which major event happened in the
Mesozoic
Era?
Pangaea formed
Humans and mammals came on the scene
Dinosaurs began and became extinct
Earth was born 4.6 m.y.a.
37
Where can igneous rocks form?
Both
Below ground
Above ground
Neither
38
Which major event happened in the
Paleozoic
Era?
Dinosaurs began and became extinct
Pangaea formed
Humans and mammals came on the scene
Earth was born 4.6 m.y.a.
39
Which Scientist proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
Einstein
Hess
Wegener
40
Evidence or NOT? Matching rocks on continents
Not
Evidence
41
About how old is the earth?
45 years old
45 million years old
4.5 Trillion Years Old
4.6 Billion Year Old
42
The result of one plate moving under another one
Volcanoes will form
oceans form
43
People and dinosaurs lived on Earth at the same time.
True
False
44
Which type of rock is #1 if #8 is compaction and cementation?
weathering and erosion
Igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
45
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
46
Oceanic plates converging can form a volcanic arc of islands like Hawaii
False
True
47
____boundaries can create new sea floor.
convergent
divergent
48
Rock layers show the sequence of geological events and can help establish
absolute age
relative age
49
How did the theory of Plate tectonics support the theory of continental drift?
Explained HOW the continents moved
Explained WHERE the continents moved
Explained WHY the continents dont move
50
Which layers are younger than e?
A
B
C
E
51
How large plates move across Earth's surface
Convection currents
Hess
Divergent
52
Transforming boundaries often result in earthquakes
True
False
53
The theroy of plate tectonics suggests that ______________currents pushed the plates apart
conduction
convection
radiation
54
At_______boundary, new crust is created as two plates pull apart.
Convergent
Divergent
55
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
56
How long ago did Gondwanaland separte from Laurasia?
200,000-180,000 years ago
200-180 million years ago
200-180 years ago
57
How can there be fossils of ocean organisms on the tops of mountains?
A bird dropped them there
The ocean organisms used to live on land
The land that formed the mountains was once under water
There was a flood
58
The rate of atom decay
half-life
mass extinction
relative dating
absolute dating
59
What was the name of the supercontinent?
Pangaea
Laurasia
Prussia
60
____boundaries can form underwater mountain ranges.
convergent
divergent
61
Which process in the rock cycle is #5?
cooling and melting
weathering and erosion
compaction and cementation
62
Why was Wegeners theory not accepted or received well?
Could not tell how or the force used to move the continents
A competing theory
Not enough data/evidence
63
Seafloor spreading causing tectonic plates to move is what he is famous for
T. Wilson
Hess
Wegener
64
Which process in the rock cycle is #10 if #2 is metamorphic rock?
heat and pressure
weathering and erosion
Melting and cooling
65
Where the upper solid mantle meets the crust
mantle
lithosphere
66
Which type of rock is #4 if #12 is cooling and hardening?
cooling and hardening
melting
magma
Igneous
67
Erosion is the term to describe how sediments are carried to another place
False
True
68
Finding out how old a rock compared to another rock
absolute dating
half-life
mass extinction
relative dating
69
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 top
The youngest rocks are on the bottom
70
Each rock type can be turned into another rock type.
False
True
71
What must happen for the metamorphic rock to change into an igneous rock?
it must melt and cool
it cannot change
it needs heat and pressure
it breaks down by weathering
72
Which two statements are true and or relate to absolute dating?
This is also called radioactive dating
This uses decay of radioactive elements to find the age
Disturbances in the rock strata called intrusions make it hard
It is like saying you are younger than your mom
73
Compaction and cementation create which type of rock?
metamorphic
sedimentary
