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WorksheetsQuiz: Layers, Pangaea, Continental Drift
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
___________, meaning "all land," is the name of the great landmass that existed millions of years ago.
lithosphere
pangaea
subduction zone
tectonic
____________ is the scientist credited with the theory of continental drift (which led to the theory of plate tectonics).
Aristotle
Pangaea
Ptolemy
Wegener
In which layer do convection currents occur?
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
Inner Core
Which layer is the most dense?
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
Inner Core
_______________________________ in the asthenosphere cause movement of plates in the lithosphere.
Cooling magma
Convection currents
Emerging lava
Mantle movements
Which layer is made of solid iron and nickel?
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
Which layer is made of liquid iron and nickel?
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
Inner Core
Which layer is the least dense?
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
Inner Core
True or False: Tectonic Plates move because of Convection Currents.
True
False
Which of the following was used as evidence by Alfred Wegener to support the theory of Continental Drift?
Similar fossils found on continental coasts.
How the Climate has changed in certain regions over time.
Geological study of the same rocks found on different continents.
All options were used to support the theory.
What is Pangaea?
The name of the German scientist.
The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
Another name for Continental Drift.
The name of an ancient fossil.
Theory that states that the continents were once super continent of land called pangaea
Seafloor Spreading Theory
Big Bang Theory
Continental Drift Theory
Theory of Evolution
The outer portion of the earth
Mantle
Crust
Core
Continents
The hottest layer of the earth
Mantle
Crust
Inner core
Outer core
The coolest layer of the earth
Mantle
Crust
Inner core
Outer core
Scientists theorized that the continents were once joined together even before they had modern evidence from rocks and fossils. Using only maps, they observed that -
continents with the most temperate climates were found near the Equator.
the oceans have become smaller throughout the history of Earth.
the shapes of continents appeared to allow them to fit together.
most of the larger land masses are in the Northern Hemisphere.
Which state of matter is the earth's inner core?
plasma
liquid
solid
gas
What is Plate Tectonics?
movement of the Earth in space
movement of the oceans against Earth's land
movement of the Earth around the sun
movement of the pieces of Earth's crust
What is geology?
the study of rocks
the study of history
the study of maps
the study of earth
