Short Quiz Chapter 1

What did Alfred Wegener provide in the early 1900s to support the theory of continental drift?

• Evidence to support the theory
• A new theory of continental drift
• A theory of how the continents were formed
• A map of the continents

What did geologists find in rock layers along the northern and eastern coasts of South America and Africa?

• Metamorphic rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Volcanic rock
• Matching rock layers

What did Shen Kua realize about Earth's surface features?

• Earth's surface had never changed
• Earth's surface changes were caused by human activities
• Earth's surface is shaped very slowly by powerful forces
• Earth's surface changes were caused by natural catastrophes

What did geologists find in eastern North America that was similar to deposits in southern Europe?

• Silver and copper
• Diamonds and gold
• Coal and salt
• Iron and lead

What did people in Europe during the Middle Ages believe about the earth's surface changes?

• The earth's surface had changed continuously throughout history
• Mountains and valleys had always been there
• The earth's surface had never changed
• Natural catastrophes were viewed as the earth changing

What did geologists find in similar rock layers in Africa, India, Australia, and South America?

• Fossils of dinosaurs
• Fossils of an ancient fern called Glossopteris
• Fossils of ancient mammals
• Fossils of ancient birds

What is geology the study of?

• The study of ocean currents
• The makeup of the earth and the forces and processes that shape and change it
• The history of human civilization
• The study of outer space

What is the study of geology focused on?

• The history of human civilization
• The study of ocean currents
• The study of outer space
• The makeup of the earth and the forces and processes that shape and change it

What did European explorers notice when they studied the first relatively accurate maps of the entire world?

• The continents had always been separate
• Several continents looked as if they might fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
• The continents were shrinking
• The continents were moving apart

What evidence did geologists use to support the theory of continental drift?

• Volcanic eruptions
• Earthquakes
• Rock layers, coal, salt, and fossils found in different continents
• Tsunamis