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Earth Systems #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Based on current scientific evidence, how old is the Earth?
a)
6,000 years old
b)
460 million years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
46 billion years old
2.

When rocks are broken down into small pieces, like sand and gravel, the pieces are known as ___________________.

a)

magma

b)

sediment

c)

peat

d)

debris

3.

Evidence used by Wegener to supported his idea of continental drift included

a)

Ocean rocks and sediments

b)

Ocean floor topography

c)

Magnetic isochron patterns

d)

similar fossils found in south america and africa

4.

Wegener's ideas were immediately accepted by the scientific community

a)

true

b)

false

5.
Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...
a)
America, Greenland, and Europe.
b)
Antarctica, India, and America.
c)
all of Earth’s continents.
d)
South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.
6.

Who first proposed the idea of Continental Drift?

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Galileo Galilee

7.

Wegener used the fit of the continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Wegener used matching matching fossils of the same organisms on different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

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

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Wegner used the following as pieces of evidence...

a)

fit/shape of continents

b)

geologic and fossil

c)

climate

d)

all of the above

11.

The earth and moon were formed during which of the following era?

a)

Proterozoic

b)

Hadean

c)

Archean

d)

Phanerozoic

12.
Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from youngest to oldest?
a)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
b)
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
c)
2, 3, 4, 5, 1
d)
1, 2, 3, 5, 4
13.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
14.
The geologic time scale is a record of....
a)
the history of fossils only
b)
the history of rocks
c)
the history of rock layers and fossils
d)
geologist notes
15.

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