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WorksheetsContinental Drift Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which layer of earth is composed of liquid iron?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
Which layer of crust consists of granite?
Oceanic crust
Continental crust
Marine crust
Pizza crust
Different materials make up Earth. Where would we find the most dense materials?
In the mantle, the largest layer
In the crust, which is why we can obtain these materials.
In the core, the innermost part of Earth.
In the southern portion of the earth.
If we have not dug past the Earth's crust, how do we predict what state of matter each layer is?
We used advanced x-ray technology that allows us to see the depths of the layers.
We monitored seismic waves traveling through Earth's layers.
We studied volcanoes which spew hot semi-solid and liquid magma.
We don't actually know and Miss Yee lied to you.
Which scientist first proposed the idea of continental drift?
Alfred Lothar Wegener
Harry Hess
Neil degrasse Tyson
Marie Tharp
What is the name of the most recent supercontinent?
Rodinia
Laurasia
Gondwana
Pangaea
The glossopteris (fern plant) found in South America, Africa, and Australia is an example of what type of continental drift evidence?
Glacial deposits
Fossil evidence
Similar rock formations
Sea floor spreading
Who mapped the ocean floors and what technology did they use?
Alfred Wegener, echolocation
Marie Tharp, thermal detectors
Harry Hess, sonar
James Watson, hydrosonic vaporizing sensors
One piece of evidence that our sea floor is spreading is
The newest rocks are found at the mid-ocean ridges.
The patterns of rocks on each side of the ridges were very different.
The oldest rocks were scattered throughout the ocean floor.
The oceanic crust is colliding creating mountains.
Which of the following is evidence of continental drift?
A dinosaur fossil was found in South Dakota dating back to the Mesozoic Era.
Similar layers of rocks were found in the Appalachian Mountains and Caledonian Mountains.
Land bridges connected the coastlines of South America and Africa allowing animals to cross over.
The Earth has been the same for millions of years and will continue to remain the same.
What is evidence that the continents are still moving today?
Hurricanes are more prevalent in Florida.
California averages 10,000 earthquakes per year.
There has been an increase in wildfires in the Northwest region of the United States.
The moon's gravitational pull affects the ocean tides on Earth.
Which layer of earth is semi-solid with molten rock?
Crust
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Which scientist said there were ridges at the middle of the ocean floor where many earthquakes happen?
Marie Tharp
Marie Curie
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
Which layer of the earth is the thin, comparable to the skin of an apple?
The inner core
The outer core
The crust
The mantle
The eastern coastline of South America matches up with the western coastline of Africa. This is an example of which evidence of continental drift?
Fossil Evidence
Jigsaw Puzzle Fit
Sea Floor Spreading
Climate Change
