Social Studies Second Assessment Grade VIII

What kind of crust do we live on?

• oceanic crust
• continental crust

Which layer is the HOTTEST layer?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

• Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.

• Similar plant species found at different regions in continents.

• Similar animal species found at different regions in continents.

• all of the above

The theory of continental drift named a key part of this idea Pangaea. What is Pangaea?

• One of the ancient animals that helped Wegener prove that fossils from different continents originally came from the same location
•  supercontinent that existed in Earth's distant past
• The underwater ocean range in the middle of the ocean
• The hot spot which gave rise to the Hawaiian Islands, among others

The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each other

• True
• False

What type of water is in the ocean?

• salt water
• fresh water

What are the 5 oceans?

• Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic, Southern ocean

• Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Mediterranean, Atlantic ocean

• Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern, North ocean

• Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Black, Indian ocean

What is an Ocean?

• small body of water

• large body of water

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B