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Chapter 10 Section 1 Quiz
Test Description: Continental Drift
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Magnetic field that points south
A
sea-floor spreading
B
normal polarity
C
supercontinent
D
reverse polarity
2) hypothesis that continents were one joined and then broke apart
A
mid-ocean ridge
B
continental drift
C
supercontinent
D
sea-floor spreading
3) Process by which new ocean lithosphere is formed.
A
mid-ocean ridge
B
sea-floor spreading
C
plate tectonics
D
reversed polarity
4) Single landmass once formed by the continents
A
Laurasia
B
continental drift
C
Supercontinent
D
Pangaea
5) Undersea mountain range
A
supercontinent
B
mid-ocean ridge
C
continental drift
D
sea-floor spreading
6) Scientists used the pattern of alternating normal and reverse polarity in rocks to create the geomagnetic
A
reversal time scale
B
normal time scale
C
time scale
D
sea-floor time scale
7) What is the crack in the ocean floor through which magma rises?
A
a rent
B
a ridge
C
a rift
D
a rip
8) How does sediment that is closer to a mid-ocean ridge compare to sediment that is farther away?
A
It is older.
B
It is larger.
C
It is younger.
D
It is smaller.
9) Magnetic patterns on the ocean floor were puzzling because they
A
were not symmetrical.
B
showed alternating band of normal and reversed polarity.
C
indicated that all ocean rocks had reversed polarity.
D
contradicted the idea of sea-floor spreading.
10) Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift was finally confirmed by
A
evidence supporting the idea of sea-floor spreading.
B
fossils from the same reptile found on two continents.
C
continental coastline that fit together.
D
the formation of mountain ranges such as the Andes.
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