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SCIENCE 10 REVIEW

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is called as the super continent.

a)

Pangea

b)

Pangaea

c)

Peninsula

d)

Panae

2.

He proposed the Continental Drift Theory.

a)

Alfred Lothar Wegener

b)

Wegener Lothar

c)

Alfred Einstein

d)

Alfredo Wegener

3.

We have seven continents at the present time.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

MAYBE

d)

I DON'T KNOW.

4.

This picture shows the period of ___________.

a)

Permian

b)

Triassic

c)

Jurassic

d)

Cretaceous

5.

This picture shows the period of ___________.

a)

Permian

b)

Triassic

c)

Jurassic

d)

Cretaceous

6.

This picture shows the period of ___________.

a)

Permian

b)

Triassic

c)

Jurassic

d)

Cretaceous

7.

This picture shows the period of ___________.

a)

Permian

b)

Triassic

c)

Jurassic

d)

Cretaceous

8.

The Pangea was divided into two parts, the ________ and ________.

a)

Laurasia, Gondwanaland

b)

Asia, Wonderland

c)

Eurasia, Landaland

d)

Rasia, Gondaland

9.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
10.
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
11.
Why did no one believe Wegener's thoery?
a)
He could not explain HOW the continents moved
b)
He didn't have evidence
c)
His data was wrong
d)
He didn't use the right technology to gather data
12.
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
a)
Africa and North America
b)
South America and Europe
c)
South America and Africa
d)
Antartica and Africa
13.
How long ago is Pangea believed to have existed?
a)
200-300 million years ago
b)
1000-2000 years ago
c)
10,000-20,000 years ago
d)
20-30 billion years ago
14.

These are remains of dead plants or animals preserved in rock.

a)

Glaciers

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

Bones

d)

Fossils

15.

What does the word Pangea mean?

a)

supercontinent

b)

old land

c)

big land mass

d)

all of the above

16.

About 120 million years ago, the Pangaea had split into two major continents named ___________.

a)

Eurasia and India

b)

Australia and Antartica

c)

South America and Africa

d)

Laurasia and Gondwanaland

17.

What was Wegener’s continental drift idea?

a)

The continents have moved slowly apart to their current locations.

b)

The continents have always been located at their current locations.

c)

The continents are moving slowly together from their current locations.

d)

None of these

18.

True or False-Similar fossil records across continents was evidence for continental drift.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is the force that moves the continents?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conveyor belts

20.

What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?

a)

Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

b)

glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature

c)

mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents

d)

all of the above

21.
The circular arrows inside the Earth's Mantle represent what type of motion, that drives ALL plate movement?  
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Ocean Currents
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Transform Boundary
22.

Tectonic plates consist of____.

a)

Continental crust

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

Both continental and oceanic

d)

Asthenosphere

23.

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of____.

a)

magnetic reversal

b)

continental drift

c)

seafloor spreading

d)

oceanic drift

24.

True or False: The continental plates move so quickly that we can feel them.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

the Earth's magnetic field.

c)

subduction.

d)

convection currents.

26.

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

27.

What geologic feature was evidence to support the theory that the continents used to be joined?

a)

Same rocks were found on different continents

b)

Glacial grooves were found on different continents

c)

Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents

d)

Africa and South America look like puzzle pieces that fit together

28.

What was Pangaea?

a)

It was a supercontinent, made of all of the landmasses on Earth.

b)

It was 2 separate landmasses, one on the Northern Hemisphere and one on the Southern Hemisphere.

c)

It was a supercontinent made of 3 landmasses

d)

It was the name of an ancient organism

29.

What was Alfred Wegenerś Continental Drift theory?

a)

The continents used to be joined together to form a supercontinent.

b)

The continents have since drifted apart to their current location

c)

Pangaea was formed around 250 million years ago

d)

All of the above

30.

Wegener found fossils of land reptiles on two different continents. This was important because

a)

Land reptiles are often found all over the world, showing that they can survive in most climates

b)

Land reptiles cannot swim, so the continents must have been connected for them to get across

c)

Land reptiles are never moved around the Earth by humans, so they must have travels to these continents by themselves

d)

Land reptiles fossilized much better than other animal species

31.

These people are map makers

a)

Cartographers

b)

Paleontologists

c)

Geologists

d)

Biologists

32.

What was the name of Alfred Wegeners Theory?

a)

Seafloor Spreading Theory

b)

Pangaea Theory

c)

Plate Tectonics Theory

d)

Continental Drift Theory

33.

How was Wegener's theory received by other scientists at the time?

a)

They thought it was great

b)

They did not accept it

34.

Convection currents are formed by the cyclic motion of magma in the asthenosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

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

36.
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift, 
a)
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
b)
the continents DO NOT move
c)
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
d)
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
37.

What does Pangaea mean?

a)

It means an all black panda bear

b)

It means all the universe

c)

It means all earth or entire earth

d)

It means all rock

38.

What force moves the continents?

a)

Conduction Currents

b)

Convection Currents

c)

Conveyor Currents

d)

Continental Currents

39.

How do fossils of the Cynognathus, found in Africa and South America support Wegener's theory.

a)

The animals evolved and flew over the ocean

b)

Africa and South America were once joined

c)

The animals crossed on land and ice bridges

d)

The animals swam across the ocean

40.

Why couldn't the Mesosaurus swim to the other continents?

a)

It didn't have a map

b)

It was too far to swim

c)

The ocean was covered in ice

d)

It didn't know the way

41.

Evidence left behind from dead plants and animals are called ___________________.

a)

Continental Fit

b)

Landmasses

c)

Glaciers

d)

Fossils

42.

The coastlines of some continents seem to fit together like_________________

a)

Peanut Butter and Jelly

b)

Pieces of Pie

c)

Pieces of a Puzzle

d)

Pieces of Continental Drift

43.

Fossils of the same species were found on __________________ continents. This piece of evidence helped prove the theory of Continental Drift.

a)

only the same

b)

different

c)

super

d)

drift

44.

If all the inner layers of the Earth are firm and solid, what could have happened to Pangaea?

a)

It remained as a supercontinent.

b)

It would have become as it is today.

c)

It would have slowly disappeared in the ocean.

d)

It would have stretched and covered the whole world.

45.

What discovery provided strong support for Continental Drift Theory?

a)

Geology

b)

Fossil evidence

c)

Electromagnetism

d)

Paleomagnetism

46.

Which is not an evidence of seafloor spreading?

a)

molten magma constantly moving

b)

magnetic sripes

c)

drilling samples of rocks

d)

fossil evidence

47.

What do you call the process that forms and moves the new oceanic crust?

a)

convection

b)

trenching

c)

seafloor spreading

d)

magnetic reversal

48.

It is possibly the most important fossil plant evidence that continents are drifting.

a)

Glossopteris

b)

Mesosaurus

c)

Cynognathus

d)

Lystrosaurus

49.

What is Pangaea?

a)

a deep ocean trench

b)

It means “all seas”

c)

It means “all lands”

d)

a microorganism

50.

The upper part of the Pangaea was called (a)   .

51.

What is TRUE about plate tectonics?

a)

They are constantly moving.

b)

Earthquake causes plate to move.

c)

They move once a year only.

d)

They don’t move at all.

52.

Fossils of Mesosaurus remain in South Africa and South America

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

53.
What evidence did Wegener use to develop his theory of continental drift?
a)
Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces 
b)
glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature
c)
mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents
d)
all of the above
54.

Is the sun a planet and is it what cause the continents two move

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

don't know

55.

true or false

were the continents together millions of years ago

a)

true

b)

false

56.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is?
a)
Mantle
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Athenosphere
d)
Crust
57.
Letter C is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
58.
Letter D is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
59.
Letter B is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
60.
Letter A is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
61.

Identical rocks and mountain structure have been found on either side of the ocean. Which evidence does it support?

a)

Apparent Fit of Continents

b)

Paleoclimate Data

c)

Rock and Mountain Correlation

d)

Fossil Correlation

62.

Identical fossils have been found in the rocks on either side of the ocean. Which evidence does it support?

a)

Paleoclimate Data

b)

Rock and Mountain Correlation

c)

Fossil Correlation

d)

Apparent Fit of Continents