Geologic Time Scale Quiz

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

Which layer of the Earth is located directly beneath the crust?

• Inner Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

What is the innermost layer of the Earth known as?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which layer of the Earth is composed of liquid metals?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which Triassic land reptile's fossil remains are found in South America, as indicated on the map?

• Lystrosaurus

• Mesosaurus

• Cynognathus

• Glossopteris

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What does the presence of Glossopteris fossils in all of the southern continents suggest?

• The continents have diverse climates.

• The continents were once joined.

• The continents are drifting apart.

• The continents have no biological relation.

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Which freshwater reptile's fossil is indicated to be found in Antarctica on the map?

• Lystrosaurus

• Mesosaurus

• Cynognathus

• Glossopteris

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What term describes the hypothesis that continents have moved and are still moving today?

• Plate tectonics

• Continental drift

• Earth's rotation

• Seafloor spreading

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What was the name of the supercontinent mentioned by Alfred Wegener?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Eurasia

Which of the following is NOT listed as evidence supporting the theory of continental drift?

• Jig-saw like shape of the continents

• Similar rock strata on different continents

• Same fossils in rock strata

• Ocean current patterns

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