Evidence of Earth Changes Over Time

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the hypothesis that the Earth’s continents were once one large landmass and have moved over geologic time relative to each other

• Law of Superposition

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift Theory

• Fossil

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What type of boundary is illustrated in the diagram?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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What type of crust is involved in the illustration?

• Oceanic-Oceanic

• Continental-Continental

• Oceanic-Continental

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What type of crust is involved in the illustration?

• Oceanic-Oceanic

• Continental-Continental

• Oceanic-Continental

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What type of boundary is illustrated in the diagram?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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What type of boundary is illustrated in the diagram?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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Who proposed the Theory of Continental Drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

• Albert Einstein

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True or False: Scientists celebrated Wegener's theory when he first proposed it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Fossil records indicate that the continents were once connected. How do fossil records support this claim?

• We have been able to transport the same types of fossils from one continent to another.

• Fossils of the same organism have been found on continents that are now separated by oceans.

• Some continents contain fossils of many different types of organisms.

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One piece of evidence for Plate Tectonics is that--

• some continents appear to fit together like a puzzle.

• we have video footage of the plates actually moving.

• all continents have formed from volcanic eruptions.

• the continents are no longer moving.

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1. plate boundaries where the plates are moving toward each other

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Subduction Zone

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Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

• Fossils

• Continental fit

• Glaciers

• Sand Erosion

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plate boundaries where the plates are moving away from each other

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Subduction Zone

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Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?

• Pressure in the crust decreases.

• The mantle increases in size.

• Pressure in the crust increases.

• Pieces of the crust, known as tectonic plates, move.

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At first, a lack of evidence for continental drift prevented many scientists from believing a single supercontinent called _________ existed.

• Glossopteris

• Pangaea

• Gondwanaland

• Mesosaurus

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the impression of prehistoric organism preserved in rock

• plate tectonic

• Law of Superposition

• Fossil

• Convergent Boundary

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The theory of _______ states that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that are in constant, slow motion.

• Plate Tectonics

• continental drift

• seafloor spreading

• divergent boundaries

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What drives tectonic plate movement? 

• gravity
• coriolis effect
• convection currents
• the earth's magnetic core

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1. Earth’s surface is broken into large pieces called plates that are constantly moving and changing at a very slow rate

• plate tectonics

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

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The statement that the oldest layer will be at the bottom in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers is called the Principle of ....

• Inclusions
• Unconformities
• Cross-Cutting Relationships
• Superposition

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_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

• F
• E
• B
• A

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each rock layer is older than the one above it

• continental drift theory

• subduction zone

• fossil

• law of superposition

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The deeper the layer the fossil is found, the older the fossil will likely be.

• True

• False

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Who first suggested the continental drift theory?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Dmitri Mendeleev

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plate boundaries where the plates are moving past each other in different directions

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

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A scientist drew some diagrams of ancestors of elephants based on fossil evidence. Which is the BEST conclusion that can be made from comparing the diagrams?

(Model Description: The first elephant ancestor is 50 million years old and very small, the second elephant ancestor is 30 million years old and much larger. The trunk is also short. The last ancestor is 20 million years old and taller, but shorter width wise. The trunk is also longer.)

• Ancient elephants were better adapted than modern elephants.

• Elephant habitats have remained the same over time.

• Elephant fossil evidence is widespread and complete.

• Elephant species have changed over time.

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Fossils are the preserved ____ of once living organisms.

• plants

• adaptations

• remains

• variations

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a feature where two tectonic plates collide and one plate is forced beneath the other

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

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An organism is ______________ if it no longer exits and will never live again on Earth.

• rare

• plentiful

• missing

• extinct