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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
Triassic
B
Tertiary
C
Cretaceous
D
Ordovician
2) Which statement best supports the theory of continental drift?
A
Areas of shallow-water seas tend to accumulate sediment, which gradually sinks.
B
Marine fossils are often found in deep-well drill cores.
C
The present continents appear to fit together as pieces of a larger landmass.
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
the Equator
B
the North Pole
C
45° south
D
where it is now
4) The theory of continental drift suggests that the
A
continents moved due to the Coriolis effect caused by the Earth's rotation
B
present-day continents of South America and Africa are moving toward each other
C
present-day continents of South America and Africa once fit together like puzzle parts
D
continents moved due to changes in the Earth's orbital velocity
5) Which landmass is moving northward with Australia as part of the same tectonic plate'?
A
South America
B
Antarctica
C
India
D
North America
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
B
B
C
C
D
D
A
7) Approximately how many million years ago (mya) was this New York State region located at the equator?
A
359 mya
B
59 mya
C
119 mya
D
458 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
Acadian Mountains
D
Appalachian 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
The continents of South America and Africa were joined when Mesosaurus lived.
D
Mesosaurus came into existence on several widely separated continents at different times.
11) Alfred Wegener called the supercontinent
A
All lands
B
Wegenerland
C
Pangaea
D
Eurasia
12) Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener’s idea of continental drift because
A
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents.
B
Wegener was interested in what Earth was like millions of years ago.
C
they were afraid of a new idea.
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
Magnetic reversals on the seafloor.
B
Evidence of glacial scratches continents found near the equator.
C
The fit of the continents.
D
Fossils that were found on different continents.
14) The slow movement of land over the earth's surface called?
A
Sea-floor spreading
B
Subduction
C
Continental Drift
D
Continental Wandering
15) Evidence that supports the theory of continental drift has been provided by
A
fossils
B
coal fields
C
glacial deposits
D
all of these
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 it's unlikely that the Mesosaurus could swim between continents
C
because the Mesosaurus lived millions of years ago, when scientists believe the continents began to
D
because it's unlikely that the Mesosaurus existed on both continents.
17) Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
A
Albert Einstein
B
Alfred Wegener
C
Galileo Galilee
D
Harry Hess
18) What evidence proved that South America, Africa, India, and Australia were once covered by glaciers?
A
leftover portions of glaciers
B
glacial deposits and rock surfaces scarred by glaciers
C
cold climates
D
enormous valleys formed by glaciers
19) What is the hypothesis that states that continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
A
continental drift
B
Pangea
C
plate tectonics
D
sea-floor spreading
20) Which does not provide evidence of continental drift?
A
photographs
B
similar rocks
C
shapes of continents
D
similar fossils
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