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History Of Plate Tectonics
Test Description: 8.9 A Describe the historical development that supports plate tectonics theory
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1) A scientist found fossils of the same tropical fern in Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. What conclusion can the scientist make?
A
Birds who eat the fern also live in Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.
B
More evidence is needed.
C
The fern can live in any climate.
D
The continents have moved away from each other.
2) One piece of evidence that supports the Theory of Plate Tectonics is the discovery of what in both South America and Africa?
A
Plants on both continents have similar flowers
B
The rates of weathering of rock are similar
C
The ancient atmosphere in both places was identical.
D
Fossil remains of the same land-dwelling animal
3) Even before modern observations provided evidence that supports the Theory of Plate Tectonics, people developed theories that the continents were once joined together. Using only maps, they observed that -
A
the oceans have decreased in size throughout the history of the earth.
B
continents with the most moderate climates were located near the Equator.
C
the shapes of continents appeared to allow them to fit together
D
most of the larger land masses are in the Northern Hemisphere.
4) The most recently formed crust on Earth would be found where -
A
two plates are pushing directly towards each other
B
plates are moving sideways past each other.
C
wo plates are moving apart from each other
D
one plate is sliding under another plate.
5) Examining rocks that form on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge provides evidence that supports Plate Tectonics. This is because we see evidence of plate movement in the fact that as we look at rocks farther and farther from the ridge, the rocks -
A
are consistently older.
B
become thicker and thicker
C
have higher iron content.
D
are made up of smaller particles.
6) German Scientist that developed theory of continental drift
A
Hertzsprung
B
Russell
C
Hess
D
Wegner
7) This theory explains the moving of continents, but could not answer what made the land masses move.
A
plate tectonics
B
continental drift
C
sea floor speeding
D
Pangaea
8) Which of the following is NOT evidence of continental drift theory?
A
Fossils of the same animal are found on separate continents
B
movement of convection currents in the mantle causes the plates to move
C
Coal deposits are found in climates today where they couldn't have formed
D
the shapes of the contents fit together like puzzles
9) The large super-continent that was thought to have existed was called --
A
Mesosaurus
B
Glossopteris
C
Pangaea
D
Laurasia
10) Rock clues were used to support the theory of continental drift because --
A
Similar rock structures were found on different continents.
B
Fossils were found in the rocks
C
The Appalachian Mountains looked completely different than the mountains on Greenland.
D
None of the above
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