Geoscience Test Review

Which of the following scientists proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Wegner
• Hess
• Einstein
• Darwin

Originally the theory of continental drift was not well received by other scientists. Why was this?

• There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable.
• There was no data showing the continents ever moved.
• The scientists didn’t know the force responsible for moving the continents.
• The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.

Which of these terms means “scratches in rocks caused by glaciers”?

• striations
• stripes
• stratosphere
• stretch marks

What was the name of the supercontinent that started breaking apart about 175 million years ago?

• Prussia
• Pangaea
• Parthenon
• Petunia

The theory of plate tectonics suggests that ____ currents pushed plates in Earth’s mantle.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• conveyor

Which of the following statements does NOT support the theory of continental drift?

• Fossils of the same species were found on separate continents and nowhere else.
• Evidence of glaciers has been found in warm climates today.
• Different rocks are found on each continent with no relationship between them.
• The continents fit together like puzzle pieces at the edges of their continental shelves.

How long ago did Gondwanaland separate from Laurasia?

• 200-180 years ago
• 200,000-180,000 years ago
• 200-180 million years ago
• 200-180 billion years ago

The ____ Mountains match well with those found on the British Isles.

• Appalachian
• Smoky
• Rocky
• Andres

Which of the following scientists proposed the theory of plate tectonics?

• Wegener
• Hess
• Einstein
• Darwin

How did the theory of plate tectonics support the theory of continental drift?

• It explained how the continents moved.
• It explained why the continents don’t move.
• It explained where the continents moved.
• It explained how animals on one continent traveled to another continent.