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Midterm Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
John Dalton
2.
What is the theory that states that parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core.
a)
Theory of Evolution
b)
Heliocentric Theory
c)
Geocentric Theory
d)
Continental Drift Theory
3.
What do you call the evidence of Wegener's Theory that tells about the remains of an organism that lived long time ago?
a)
Ashes
b)
Bones
c)
Follicles
d)
Fossils
4.
What are the three types of Evidence that supports Alfred Wegener's Theory? 
a)
Fossils, Fish, and Land
b)
Sedimentary, Magma, and Climate
c)
Fossils, Land forms, and Climate
d)
Climate, Land forms, and Metamorphic rock 
5.
Where did Wegener find plant fossils that today would not be able to survive on that type of land?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
China 
d)
India
6.
What is the force that moves the continents? 
a)
Conduction 
b)
Convection 
c)
Radiation 
d)
Conveyor belts 
7.
Originally the Continental drift theory was not well received by other scientist.  Why? 
a)
There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable. 
b)
There was no data showing the continents ever moved. 
c)
The scientists did not know the force responsible for moving the continents. 
d)
The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.  
8.
This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?
a)
Africa has always been near the equator
b)
Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
c)
The continents have not moved
d)
sea floor spreading
9.
The east coast of South America seems to fit into the wet coast of Africa, this evidence for Continental Drift is called...
a)
fit/shape of continents
b)
fossil evidence
c)
geologic evidence
d)
climate evidence
10.
Glossopteris grew in warm, swampy areas proving Antarctica used to have a ________________climate.
a)
warm and wet
b)
hot and dry
c)
cold and icy
d)
temperate
11.

In a tectonic plate demonstration during class, Mrs. Smith

pushes two pieces of modeling clay together. What kind of

plate boundary was the teacher demonstrating?

a)

Convergent

b)

Earthquake

c)

Equator

d)

Divergent

12.

What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

New continents are continually being created

and destroyed.

b)

The layout of the continents is the same today

as it has always been

c)

The continents have always been separate but

may one day drift together to form a single

continent

d)

All the continents were once one continent that

broke up and drifted apart over hundreds of

millions of years

13.

Where does magma rise to the top to become new crust?

a)

one plate splits into two distinct plates

b)

one plate grinds against another plate

c)

two plates separate and move apart from one

another.

d)

two plates meet and collide with one another.

14.

Where do most volcanoes occur?

a)

convergent boundaries

b)

in deserts

c)

on coastal plains

d)

divergent boundaries

15.

What type of tectonic plate boundary involves a collision of plates?

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

convergent

d)

obstructive

16.

When tectonic plates of more density and less density collide, what happens?

a)

The plate that is more dense fractures.

b)

The plate that is more dense rises.

c)

The plate that is less dense subducts.

d)

The more dense plate subducts.

17.

What type of boundary exists when 2 plates are pulling apart?

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Obtrusive

d)

Divergent

18.

The cause of earthquakes and how they are formed is the

a)

Greenhouse Effect in the Ozone

b)

melting of glacial ice in global warming

c)

movement of continental plates

d)

meteors that hit earth's surface from space

19.

What do these color strips show between South America and Africa with the Theory of Plate Tectonics?

a)

Similar cultures

b)

Similar fossils

c)

Similar languages

d)

Similar weather

20.

Alfred Wegener proposed the Theory of Continental Drift. Which one of these does NOT support the theory Wegener proposed?

a)

Fossils that were similar were found on different continents.

b)

Bacteria was found all over the world.

c)

Shape of continents fit together to form a supercontinent called Pangea

d)

Climate seen as glacial or ice sharring are found all over the world.

21.

Rift Valley is a feature of what plate boundary?

a)

Obtrusive

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Convergent

22.

Which of the following processes happen the slowest?

a)

a landslide

b)

an earthquake

c)

movement of a plate

d)

a volcanic eruption

23.

Based on recent events, what is happening to the world's temperature?

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

24.

What is the happening to the Earth's temperature?

a)

getting colder

b)

getting warmer

c)

stays the same

25.

What will happen to glaciers if global warming is not stopped?

a)

Glaciers will grow in size.

b)

Glaciers will decrease in size.

c)

Glaciers will be of the same size.

26.

What will be the effect if glaciers melt?

a)

The water will flow to the ocean and the water level will decrease.

b)

The water will flow to the ocean and the water level will increase.

c)

The water will flow to the mountains and the water level will increase.

d)

The water will flow to the mountains and the water level will decrease.

27.

What is a fjord?

a)

A landform at the top of a mountain

b)

A landform in the middle of nowhere

c)

A landform created by glacial erosion

d)

A landform in the dessert

28.

How did a fjord form?

a)

Glaciers carved a valley, then humans put water on it.

b)

Glaciers carved a valley, then ocean water flowed in.

c)

Glaciers carved a valley, then freshwater was added through rain.

29.

Which of the following is NOT an evidence for continental drift?

a)

coal deposit

b)

fossils

c)

meteors

d)

rocks

30.

Mesosaurus fossils were found on the coasts of South America and Africa. Why is the mesosaurus considered an evidence that Pangaea existed?

a)

The mesosaurus could swim between the two continents.

b)

The mesosaurus could have only traveled if it walked by land when the continents were still together.

c)

The mesosaurus could have laid egg which traveled the ocean.

d)

All of the above

31.
The variable that is measured throughout the experiment is the ________________
Hint: It may change as a result of your testing.
a)
Controlled Variable
b)
Responsive Variable
c)
Dependent Variable
d)
Independent Variable
32.
Catherine is testing which soil will help grass grow the tallest.  The height of the grown grass is the __ variable.
a)
constant (stays the same)
b)
independent (it's what you change)
c)
dependent (it's what you measure)
33.
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which  paper airplane design goes furthest?
a)
the paper used
b)
the paper airplane design
c)
the distance of each plane's flight
d)
how hard the plane is thrown
34.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk.  In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
35.
Mrs. Ahlers set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
d)
Where the experiment took place.
36.
Jonathan set up the same experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
d)
Who set up the experiment (Jonathan etc)
37.
Students took a test after they had studied either in silence or with the television turned on. What is the dependent variable?
a)
silence
b)
television turned on
c)
score on test
d)
subject 
38.

Wegener used matching rock types and ages across different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

Which of the following did Wegener use as evidence for continental drift. (Choose all that apply)

a)

Fit of continents

b)

Global warming

c)

Matching rock sequences

d)

Plant fossils

e)

Glaicial evidence

40.
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
a)
Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces 
b)
glacier scars and evidence from temperature
c)
mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents
d)
all of the above
41.
What is Pangaea?
a)
The name of a German Scientist
b)
the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
42.
Mesosaurus fossil are found near the edges of South America and Africa. What is the explanation for this?
a)
Mesosaurus swam across the ocean to migrate
b)
Mesosaurus fossils were brought to South America by humans and left there
c)
Mesosaurus must have lived in both places across the ocean
d)
Mesosaurus must have lived at a time when the two continents were joined
43.

What type of erosion built fjords?

a)

wind erosion

b)

tidal erosion

c)

glacial erosion

d)

man-made erosion

44.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
a)
glacier
b)
iceberg
c)
ice wedging
d)
dune
45.

Long, narrow steep-sided inlet from the sea. Formed by a glacier

a)

plateau

b)

butte

c)

mesa

d)

fjord

46.

Which of the following processes is the slowest?

a)

movement of a glacier

b)

movement of a tectonic plate

c)

rotation of the Earth

d)

movement of a snail

47.

The rising of the ocean water level due to the melting of glaciers is a _________________ issue.

a)

local

b)

regional

c)

global

d)

intergalactic

48.

Which arranges the scopes in order of smallest to largest?

a)

regional, local, globlal

b)

global, regional, local

c)

local, regional, global

d)

global, local, regional

49.
Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall a Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?
a)
Monica's growth
b)
drinking milk
50.
Marcos wants to know: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive? What is the independent variable?
a)
Type of gasoline
b)
which car the gas is put into
c)
how fast the car can drive
d)
how much gas is put into the car

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