Unit 3 Exam Review Geology
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_________ ____ was a hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener, where Pangaea broke apart roughly ~200 Ma and shifted to the current position.
Pangea
Continental Drift
Seafloor Spreading
None of these answers are correct.
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What was the evidence that supported continental drift hypothesis?
Fit of the continents
Distribution of climate belts (Glacier and Swamp)
Distribution of fossils
Matching geological units and mountain ranges
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
True or false?
The reason why continental drift was initially discarded was because it didn't provide a valid mechanism.
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who developed the concept of seafloor spreading?
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
True or false?
According to the concept of seafloor spreading, old seafloor is subducted at deep-sea trenches.
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What theory states that the lithosphere is broken into a series of plates that move relative to each other?
Those plates move over underlying asthenosphere.
Pangea
Seafloor Spreading
Plate Tectonics
None of these answers are correct
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The ________ is Earth's rigid outer shell.
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Thermosphere
None of these answers are correct
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