WorksheetsPaleozoic Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,
a)
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
b)
the continents DO NOT move.
c)
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking.
d)
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
2.
What is Pangaea?
a)
The name of a German scientist.
b)
The final supercontinent. It formed during the Permian and broke apart during the Mesozoic
c)
Another name for continental drift
d)
The name of an ancient fossil.
3.
Which type of evidence was used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
evidence from landforms such as mountain ranges and rock types
b)
evidence from fossils that couldn't have swam across the oceans
c)
evidence from human remains
d)
climate change evidence such as glaciers and tropical fossils
e)
the puzzle-like fit of certain continents
4.
Which process does NOT cause plate tectonics?
a)
convergent-subduction boundary (slab pull)
b)
divergent boundary (ridge push)
c)
rotation of the Earth on its axis
d)
convection currents in the mantle
5.
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by
a)
conduction
b)
earthquakes
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
Earth's magnetic field
6.
The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in costant, slow motion is the theory of
a)
subduction
b)
plate tectonics
c)
deep ocean trenches
d)
sea floor spreading
7.
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as
a)
convection
b)
continental drift
c)
subduction
d)
conduction
8.
A place where two plates slide past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
rift valley
9.
The place where two plates come together is known as a
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
rift valley
10.
A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a convergent boundary produces a
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
rift valley
d)
mountain range
11.
Fossils of a particular animal species have been found in both southern Africa and South America but nowhere else. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY the reason why?
a)
The fossils evolved into different organisms
b)
The climate changed and became much colder.
c)
In the past, Africa and South America were part of the same continent
d)
In the future, Africa and South America will be part of the same continent.
12.
What is the cause of volcanoes and earthquakes?
a)
crustal plate movements
b)
Earth's gravitational force
c)
higher than usual tides
d)
solar magnetic storms
13.
Which type of plate boundaries occur at X?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent-collision
c)
transform
d)
convergent-subduction
14.
Which type of plate boundary would cause folded mountains to form?
a)
transform
b)
convergent-collision
c)
divergent
d)
convergnet-subduction
15.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and basin
c)
lower and upper
d)
thick and thin
16.
Which type of crust is most dense?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
17.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?
a)
at plate boundaries
b)
in oceans
c)
in the middle of continents
d)
in the middle of plates
18.
Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what geologic occurrence?
a)
volcanoes
b)
deep sea trenches
c)
underwater mountain ranges
d)
earthquakes
19.
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
c)
neither
d)
both
20.
The Himalaya mountain range in Asia is an example of what type of plate boundary?
a)
divergent
b)
continent-to-continent convergent
c)
ocean-to-continent convergent
d)
transform
21.
What era was the age of fish?
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
22.
The Paleozoic is an example of_________.
a)
an epoch
b)
an era
c)
a period
d)
an eon
23.
Trilobites were alive during the _____________.
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Cretaceous
24.
What is the correct order of the periods during the Paleozoic era?
a)
Cambrian, Ordovician Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian
b)
Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian
c)
Permian, Ordovician Silurian, Devonian, Cambrian, Carboniferous
d)
Cambrian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Ordovician, Permian, Silurian,
25.
Near the end of the Paleozoic era reptiles became dominant.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
The Paleozoic BEGAN with early invertebrates.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Which of these is in the correct order?
a)
Precambrian, mesozoic, paleozoic, cenozoic
b)
cenozoic, mesozoic, paleoic, precambrian
c)
precambrian, paleozoic, mesozoic, cenozoic
d)
None of these are in order
28.
What type of rock makes up continental crust?
a)
granite
b)
basalt
29.
What type of rock makes up oceanic crust?
a)
granite
b)
basalt
30.
What type of rock is more dense?
a)
granite
b)
basalt
31.
What type of rock is less dense?
a)
granite
b)
basalt
32.
After Precambrian time, Earth's history is divided into three eras, beginning with the
a)
Paleozic Era
b)
Mesozoic Era
c)
Cenozoic Era
33.
Millions of years ago the landmasses were fused together at the end of the Paleozoic into a supercontinent called
a)
Rhodinia
b)
Laurencia
c)
Nebraska
d)
Pangaea
34.
Trilobites were dominate organisms during which geologic era
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
35.
Millions of years ago the landmasses were fused together at the beginning of the Paleozoic into a supercontinent called
a)
Rhodinia
b)
Laurencia
c)
Nebraska
d)
Pangaea
36.
North America and Europe were once combined into a continent on the equator called
a)
Rhodinia
b)
Laurasia
c)
Gondwana
d)
Pangaea
37.
South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica were once joined in the Southern Hemipsphere into a supercontinent called
a)
Rhodinia
b)
Laurasia
c)
Gondwana
d)
Pangaea
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