Index Fossils, the law of superposition, and plate tectonics

_{Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?}

• F
• E
• B
• C

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The best index fossils have which two traits?

• widespread geographically, long lifespan
• widespread geographically, short lifespan
• specific place, long lifespan
• specific place, short lifespan

Which fossil makes the best index fossil?

• Fossil 1
• Fossil 2
• Fossil 3
• None follow all of the rules

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The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?

• The absolute age of rock layers
• The age of fossils
• The relative age of rock layers
• the super powers of rocks

What was Pangea?

• Land Animal

• One Giant Land Mass on Earth

• A New Island

• Wegener's Pet

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When Wegener found that the fossils of the same types of plants and animals were found on continents separated by oceans in made him thing that

• plants & animals could cross large oceans.

• they were put their by wizards.

• the land was all joined together in the past.

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Alfred Wegener thought South America and Africa have similar coastlines because...

• the mesosaurus fossils were found on both continents

• He noticed that similar rocks were found on both continents

• he thought that the continents used be be joined together

• Pangaea was 250 million years ago

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What evidence does not support the theory that the continents used to be joined?

• Same rocks were found on different continents

• Wind and water break down rock causing weathering and erosion

• Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents

• Africa and South America look like puzzle pieces that fit together

What was Pangaea?

• It was a supercontinent, made of all of the landmasses on Earth.

• It was 2 separate landmasses, one on the Northern Hemisphere and one on the Southern Hemisphere.

• It was a supercontinent made of 3 landmasses

• It was the name of an ancient organism

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What are two pieces of evidence used to support the theory of continental drift?

• Fossils and Pangaea

• South America and Rocks

• Rocks and Fossils

• Fossils and Africa

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