Unit 2 - Quiz 2 Review

A giant supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago

• Wegener
• Pangaea
• Archyopteryx
• Ammonite

Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?

• The shape of the continents
• Similar fossils found on separate continents
• tropical plant fossils found in cold climates
• All of the above

What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
• Continents are stationary and do not move
• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
• none of the above

Which process would be most effective in determining the age of fossils embedded in rock?

• relative dating
• absolute dating
• use of index fossils
• use of core sampling

Which characteristic of carbon-14 dating helps scientists determine the approximate time a species became extinct?

• Carbon-14 is NOT present in more recent fossils
• Carbon-14 increases at a constant rate over time
• Carbon-14 decreases at a constant rate over time
• Carbon-14 can only be foun in fossils of a certain period

Changes to landscape due to erosion.

• Incremental Change
• Catastrophic Change

Tectonic Plate Movement

• Incremental Change
• Catastrophic Change

Large Earthquake

• Incremental Change
• Catastrophic Change

Meteor Strike

• Incremental Change
• Catastrophic Change

How does absolute age differ from relative age?

• only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another
• only absolute dating finds the age in years
• only relative dating finds the age in years