Earth Layers & Plate Tectonics

Scientists recently discovered that rocks collected from the Franklin Mountains in West Tests and rocks collected from mountains in eastern Antarctica were exactly the same age. Further research showed that the rocks were chemically and geologically the same and came from the same magma source. This discovery provides evidence of--

• coastal erosion

• plate tectonics

• ocean currents

• glacial melting

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Fossil records indicate that the continents were once connected. How do fossil records support this claim?

• We have been able to transport the same types of fossils from one continent to another.

• Fossils of the same organism have been found on continents that are now separated by oceans.

• Some continents contain fossils of many different types of organisms.

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One piece of evidence for Plate Tectonics is that--

• some continents appear to fit together like a puzzle.

• we have video footage of the plates actually moving.

• all continents have formed from volcanic eruptions.

• the continents are no longer moving.

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Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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Younger crust being found near mid-ocean ridges supports the idea of Plate Tectonics because---

• this indicates that new crust is being formed over time, pushing old crust outward.

• this indicates that volcanoes are able to take place in different places on the Earth.

• this indicates that new crust is never formed.

• this indicates that the continents are stationary.

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At first, a lack of evidence for continental drift prevented many scientists from believing a single supercontinent called _________ existed.

• Glossopteris

• Pangaea

• Gondwanaland

• Mesosaurus

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The theory of _______ states that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that are in constant, slow motion.

• Plate Tectonics

• continental drift

• seafloor spreading

• divergent boundaries

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What drives tectonic plate movement? 

• gravity
• coriolis effect
• convection currents
• the earth's magnetic core

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Who is known as the "Father of Continental Drift"?

• Harry Hess
• Abraham Ortelius
• Alfred Wegner
• John Tuzo Wilson

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Which fossil occurs on most land masses?

• Cynognathus

• Lystrosaurus

• Mesosaurus

• Glossopteris

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