Continental Drift Review 2019

A student is studying a fossil of a fish that was found in the desert. Which statement most likely describes why the fossil was found in the desert?

• That type of fish still lives in the desert.
• That type of fish adapted to live on land.
• The desert was covered by water when the fossil formed.
• Another animal moved the fossil from a lake to the desert.

What name is given to the theory that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface?

• Evolution
• Continental Drift
• Erosion and Weathering
• Big Bang

Scientist hypothesized that Earth’s continents were once a single landmass that broke apart. The model below shows South America and Africa breaking apart over the last 200 million years. What evidence best supports this model?

• Sea levels have changed in both continents
• Sedimentary rocks were found in both continents
• Similar fossils have been found in both continents
• Africa has fossils not found in South America

What type of fossil evidence support Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory (Continents moving apart)?

• Fossils are all different on different continents
• Fossil evidence shows that continents do not move
• Same dinosaur’s fossils found on different continents
• Unrelated type of fossils found on far apart continents

Corals can only live in warm water. A fossil of a coral was found in the Arctic. How can you explain this?

• Corals have evolved to live in warm water.
• The Arctic was once a warm place.
• Corals can also live in cold water.
• A bird dropped the fossil in the Arctic.

Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his Continental Drift hypothesis?

• Evidence from landforms.
• Evidence from fossils.
• Evidence from human remains.
• Evidence from climate.

What can fossils reveal about Earth’s past?

• Only changes in Earth’s climate over time.
• Only changes in Earth’s surface features over time.
• Changes in Earth’s climate and surface features over time.
• Present climate and surface features of the Earth.

Evidence that North America used to be connected to Europe is given by the fact that the following two mountain chains seem to line up if the coastlines of North America and Eurasia are matched up:

• Appalachians and Caledonides
• Rockies and Himalayas
• Appalachians and Himalayas
• Rockies and Alps

The definition for silence in Mrs. Coleman's class is...

• To be quiet
• No unnecessary noise
• No talking at all
• Low voice

The Earth’s mantle is made up of very hot material that rises to the top of the mantle, cools, then sinks, reheats, and rises again, constantly repeating the cycle. This action, which causes the Earth’s crust to move, is known as -

• convection currents.
• magnetic fields
• hot spots
• advection forces.