Plate Tectonics Quiz Greenan

Evidence of life millions of years ago is known as:

• Convection current

• Continental Drift

• Lithosphere

• Fossils

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What term describes the movements of tectonic plates over long periods of time?

• Convection current

• Continental Drift

• Lithosphere

• Plate Tectonic

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The term that consists of the crust and part of the mantle is:

• Convection current

• Continental Drift

• Lithosphere

• Plate Tectonic

Circular movements through the mantle are called:

• Convection current

• Continental Drift

• Lithosphere

• Plate Tectonic

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Scientists believe Earth’s __________ are gradually moving.

• tectonic plates

• supercontinent

• drifting

• glacier

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The pieces of Earth’s crust and uppermost mantle are referred to as __________ or lithosphere.

• tectonic plates

• supercontinent

• drifting

• glacier

Evidence from rocks and __________ make clear how Earth’s plates have moved great distances.

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Before there was evidence from rocks and fossils, many scientists theorized that the continents were once joined together. Using only maps, these scientists observed that–

• the shapes of the continents allowed them to fit together.

• weathering and erosion have reshaped the surface of the earth.

• the oceans have become smaller throughout Earth's history.

• the continents were all bordered by mountain ranges.

Which of the following provides evidence for past tectonic plate motions?

• Matching rock type and rock formations can show the way the continents were once attached.

• Glacial evidence has been found in areas where glaciers could not exist if the continents were in their current location.

• Ancient life forms preserved as fossils can tell us what organisms existed and where they were. Matching the fossils can show that land masses were once connected.

• All of the above.

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By studying the distribution of different types of fossils, geologists have determined that some plates have traveled great distances. Evidence to support this comes from the fact that—

• fossils of organisms that lived in warm climates have been found in arctic environments.

• species of organisms in the fossil record have changed over geologic time.

• some fossilized organisms have only been found on one continent.

• the oldest known fossils, found in the deepest rock layers, represent ocean organisms.

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