Unit 3-How is the Earth Changing

Select the evidences that support the theory of continental drift.

• the slow movement of Earth's plates

• fossils on continents separated by oceans

• the motion of the ocean and its waves

• the same rock layers separated by distance

• the "puzzle piece" shape of Earth's continents

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Identical rock types, identical fossils and very similar mountain ranges are found on different continents that are separated by a wide ocean. Which of these best explains these observations?

• Organisms traveled between these continents on land bridges.

• the same forces erode mountains in different locations.

• These continents were joined together at one time in the past.

• Some rock types are very common and are found everywhere.

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Based on the information in the cross section, select the three statements that are most likely correct.

• Layer C is below Layer B, so Layer C is older.

• Layer A is at the top, so it is the youngest layer.

• There is no coral fossil in Layer D, so corals must have become extinct.

• The ammonite fossil is above the crinoid fossil, so the crinoid is older.

• The gastropod fossils are above the crinoid fossil, so gastropods evolved from crinoids.

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The law of superposition allows geologists to determine ___________ timelines. 

• relative

• exact

• probability

• conventional

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Which two of the following best describes how geologists have reached the conclusion that Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old?

• by studying various languages

• by interpreting carvings in caves

• by analyzing different layers of rocks

• by looking at ancient archaeological sites

• by comparing where different fossils have been found

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Dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago. How did scientists come up with that estimate? Choose the best answer.

• the law of superposition

• making dinosaur skeleton models

• watching jurassic world

• analyzing fossils and the rock strata that contained it

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Which two of the following best describes why fossils of sea creatures have been discovered at different levels of mountain ranges?

• the rocks formed under the sea.

• Volcanoes erupted and left the rocks there.

• The oceans used to cover all of Earth’s surface.

• The mountain ranges were pushed up from the sea.

• Wind and erosion carried the fossils to higher altitudes.

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Rock strata allow geologists to perform relative dating. What are some essential things that relative dating includes? Select all answers that apply.

• going on a date with a cousin

• determining a sequence of events

• finding out exactly when an event happened

• determining the exact chemical composition of strata

• determining what order events occur in  

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Which of the following aids in the weathering and erosion of rocks?

• rain and wind

• clouds

• trees and flowers

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After being deposited, rock sediments compress together over time which is called

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

• Condensation