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Worksheetsunit assessment 1 Q3 G9
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins
What geological theory is illustrated by the concept of "Drifting Continents" ?
Theory of Relativity
Plate Tectonics
Quantum Mechanics
Big Bang Theory
Who was one of the first cartographers to notice the apparent fit of continents on either side of the Atlantic Ocean in the late 1500s?
Christopher Columbus
Gerardus Mercator
Abraham Ortelius
Ptolemy
What evidence did Wegener find in coal deposits that supported his theory of continental drift?
Coal deposits in Antarctica were once tropical
Coal deposits contain gold
Coal deposits are found only in cold regions
Coal deposits can be used as fuel
divergent boundary
a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
a plate boundary where two plates slide past one another in opposite directions
plate tectonics
the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
Who came up with the idea that all the continents were once joined together?
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
Werner Heisenberg
Which type of plate boundary or zone would be most likely to lead to above-ground volcanic activity?
Subduction zone
Divergent boundary
Collision zone
Transform boundary
Which option(s) are evidence Alfred Wegener had about his theory?
Maps showing continents drifting apart.
The shapes of each continent
Fossils and rocks found on continents
Continents fitting like puzzle pieces
What do we call molten hot liquid rock once it erupts to the Earth's surface?
magma
igneous
cinder
mauna
lava
What do we call molten hot liquid rock BELOW Earth's surface?
magma
igneous
cinder
mauna
lava
What kind of rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools?
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
meteorites
magma rocks
Which of the following descriptions describes a dormant volcano?
volcano that is erupting
volcano that has erupted in recent history
volcano that scientists believe will never erupt again
volcano that has not erupted in a long time, but may erupt again
What type of volcanoes that erupt quietly?
cinder cones
composite volcanoes
shield volcanoes
lava domes
What type of volcanoes are formed from lava ejected out?
cinder cones
composite
shield
lava dome
What type of volcanoes are formed over many years and composed of layers of rocks and ashes?
cinder cones
composite
shield
lava domes
What is a volcano?
A large storm with very high winds
A violent shaking of the Earth that occurs when two tectonic plates bump into each other
An opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts to the surface
A large cloud that generates rain, hail, & lightening
none of the above
Two-thirds of the world's active volcanoes are found in
The Circle of Fire
The Ring of Fire
The Chain of Fire
The Crescent of Fire
Volcanoes can be found on...
land
underwater
other planets
all of the above
