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Plate Tectonics Scope Review
Test Description: Review for Plate Tectonics Scope Summative
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1) During which period were North America, Africa, and South America closest?
A
Cretaceous
B
Tertiary
C
Ordovician
D
Triassic
2) Which statement best supports the theory of continental drift?
A
The present continents appear to fit together as pieces of a larger landmass.
B
Marine fossils are often found in deep-well drill cores.
C
Areas of shallow-water seas tend to accumulate sediment, which gradually sinks.
D
Basaltic rock is found to be progressively younger at increasing distances from a mid-ocean ridge.
3) The inferred latitude of Pennsylvania 362 million years ago was closest to
A
45° south
B
the Equator
C
the North Pole
D
where it is now
4) The theory of continental drift suggests that the
A
continents moved due to changes in the Earth's orbital velocity
B
present-day continents of South America and Africa once fit together like puzzle parts
C
continents moved due to the Coriolis effect caused by the Earth's rotation
D
present-day continents of South America and Africa are moving toward each other
5) Which landmass is moving northward with Australia as part of the same tectonic plate'?
A
South America
B
North America
C
Antarctica
D
India
6) Which map best indicates the probable locations of continents 100 million years from now if tectonic plate movement continues at its present rate and direction?
A
D
B
A
C
B
D
C
7) Approximately how many million years ago (mya) was this New York State region located at the equator?
A
458 mya
B
59 mya
C
359 mya
D
119 mya
8) When do scientists think these continents were joined together?
A
from the Cretaceous Period through the Tertiary Period
B
during the Tertiary Period, only
C
from the Devonian Period through the Triassic Period
D
during the Cambrian Period, only
9) Which mountain range resulted from the collision of North America and Africa, as parts of Pangea joined together in the late Pennsylvanian Period?
A
Grenville Mountains
B
Taconic Mountains
C
Appalachian Mountains
D
Acadian Mountains
10) Which statement represents the most logical conclusion to draw from this evidence?
A
The present climates at locations X and Y are similar.
B
Mesosaurus migrated across the ocean from location X to location Y.
C
Mesosaurus came into existence on several widely separated continents at different times.
D
The continents of South America and Africa were joined when Mesosaurus lived.
11) Alfred Wegener called the supercontinent
A
Pangaea
B
Eurasia
C
Wegenerland
D
All lands
12) Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener’s idea of continental drift because
A
they were afraid of a new idea.
B
Wegener was interested in what Earth was like millions of years ago.
C
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
D
Wegener used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesis.
13) Which of the following was not used by Wegener as evidence of continental drift?
A
Evidence of glacial scratches continents found near the equator.
B
Magnetic reversals on the seafloor.
C
Fossils that were found on different continents.
D
The fit of the continents.
14) The slow movement of land over the earth's surface called?
A
Continental Wandering
B
Sea-floor spreading
C
Subduction
D
Continental Drift
15) Evidence that supports the theory of continental drift has been provided by
A
all of these
B
glacial deposits
C
fossils
D
coal fields
16) How does the Mesosaurus fossil evidence support the continental drift theory?
A
The Mesosaurus fossil evidence does not support the continental drift theory. It proves it wrong.
B
because the Mesosaurus lived millions of years ago, when scientists believe the continents began to
C
because it's unlikely that the Mesosaurus existed on both continents.
D
because it's unlikely that the Mesosaurus could swim between continents
17) Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
A
Alfred Wegener
B
Galileo Galilee
C
Harry Hess
D
Albert Einstein
18) What evidence proved that South America, Africa, India, and Australia were once covered by glaciers?
A
glacial deposits and rock surfaces scarred by glaciers
B
enormous valleys formed by glaciers
C
leftover portions of glaciers
D
cold climates
19) What is the hypothesis that states that continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
A
Pangea
B
continental drift
C
plate tectonics
D
sea-floor spreading
20) Which does not provide evidence of continental drift?
A
similar fossils
B
similar rocks
C
shapes of continents
D
photographs
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