WorksheetsEarth Science, Wednesday Exit Ticket, 2.27.19
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?
a)
The shape of the continents
b)
Similar fossils found on separate continents
c)
Tree fossils found in odd places
d)
All of the above
2.
Who suggested the Idea of Continental Drift?
a)
Adrian Wagner
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
George Williams
d)
Eyan Skorczewski
3.
What is this a picture of?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
The Flat Earth Model
c)
Pangaea
d)
glacier scaring
4.
Earth's plates...
a)
are constantly moving and changing the face of the earth
b)
never move
c)
move seldom and very fast
d)
move when it feels like it
5.
Earth's crust is broken up into several large pieces called ...
a)
plates
b)
faults
c)
fossils
d)
puzzle pieces
6.
Which crust is thicker?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
c)
bread
d)
pizza
7.
What is the name of the supercontinent Alfred Wegener used to discuss his hypothesis of continental drift?
a)
Laurasia
b)
Gondwanaland
c)
Euramerica
d)
Pangaea
8.
Which key component should be included in a presentation on Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
a)
There are two types of plates, continental and oceanic.
b)
The continents' movement causes land features.
c)
Convection currents in Earth's mantle move the plates.
d)
The continents appear to fit together like a puzzle.
9.
Supporting Evidence: fossils, continent shape, landforms
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Seafloor Spreading
c)
Plate Tectonics
10.
Supporting Evidence: Sonar technology, subduction, earthquakes, volcanoes, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, older theories
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Seafloor Spreading
c)
Plate Tectonics
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