Plate Tectonics I
Pangaea and Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics II
Layers of the Earth
Weathering, erosion & deposition
100
According to the theory of plate tectonics, the layer of earth that the plates float on.
What is the asthenosphere.
100
The name of the super contineent that existed millions of years ago.
What is Pangaea.
100
The type of evidence that was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis from the following list a. evidence from landforms b. evidence from fossils c. evidence from human remains d. evidence from climate
What is evidence from human remains. (c)
100
The correct order (starting frm the surface) of Earth's layers.
What are the crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.
100
The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it
What is deposition.
200
The layer of the earth that has the greatest pressure.
What is inner core.
200
The Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic are divisions in the geologic time scale are called this.
What are eras.
200
Most geologist think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by this.
What is convection currents in the asthenosphere.
200
Earth's inner core is made of this.
What is a dense ball of solid metal.
200
Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion? A) root action B) gravity C) moving water D) glaciers
What is root action (A).
300
The type of boundary where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions.
What is a transform boundary.
300
Which of the following is NOT an example of fossil evidence? A) Lystrosaurus B) Appalachian Mountains C) Mesosaurus D) Glossopteris
What is Appalachian Mountains (B).
300
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift, A) Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses. B) the continents do not move. C) Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking. D) the continents were once joined together in a single landmass.
What is the continents were once joined together in a single landmass. (D)
300
Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by this.
What is convection currents.
300
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering? A) temperature change B) animal activity C) frost action D) acid rain
What is acid rain (D).
400
When the heat source is removed from a fluid, convection currents in the fluid will do which of the following? Speed up, change directions, eventually stop or continue at the same rate.
What is eventually stop.
400
The Appalachian moutains in the United States are the same age and structure as the mountains in this country.
What is Great Britain
400
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as this.
What is subduction.
400
The athenosphere is part of this layer of the earth.
What is the mantle.
400
The growth of plant roots and animal activity are an example of this.
What is mechanical weathering.
500
Scientis who study the forces that make and shape planet earth are called this.
What is a geologists.
500
Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift because of this.
What is Alfred could not identify a force that could move the continents.
500
The place where two plates come together is known as this.
What is a convergent boundary.
500
In the process of sea-floor spreading, the molten material rises from the mantle and erupts in this land formation.
What is the mid-ocean ridge.
500
A mixture of rock particles, minerals, decayed organic material, air, and water is called this.
What is soil.
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