WorksheetsGeoscience Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following scientists proposed the theory of continental drift?
a)
Wegner
b)
Hess
c)
Einstein
d)
Darwin
2.
Originally the theory of continental drift was not well received by other scientists. Why was this?
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 didn’t know the force responsible for moving the continents.
d)
The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.
3.
Which of these terms means “scratches in rocks caused by glaciers”?
a)
striations
b)
stripes
c)
stratosphere
d)
stretch marks
4.
What was the name of the supercontinent that started breaking apart about 175 million years ago?
a)
Prussia
b)
Pangaea
c)
Parthenon
d)
Petunia
5.
The theory of plate tectonics suggests that ____ currents pushed plates in Earth’s mantle.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
conveyor
6.
Which of the following statements does NOT support the theory of continental drift?
a)
Fossils of the same species were found on separate continents and nowhere else.
b)
Evidence of glaciers has been found in warm climates today.
c)
Different rocks are found on each continent with no relationship between them.
d)
The continents fit together like puzzle pieces at the edges of their continental shelves.
7.
How long ago did Gondwanaland separate from Laurasia?
a)
200-180 years ago
b)
200,000-180,000 years ago
c)
200-180 million years ago
d)
200-180 billion years ago
8.
The ____ Mountains match well with those found on the British Isles.
a)
Appalachian
b)
Smoky
c)
Rocky
d)
Andres
9.
Which of the following scientists proposed the theory of plate tectonics?
a)
Wegener
b)
Hess
c)
Einstein
d)
Darwin
10.
How did the theory of plate tectonics support the theory of continental drift?
a)
It explained how the continents moved.
b)
It explained why the continents don’t move.
c)
It explained where the continents moved.
d)
It explained how animals on one continent traveled to another continent.
11.
Which of the following items is NOT evidence that support the theory of continental drift?
a)
fossil evidence
b)
DNA evidence
c)
Continental fit
d)
glacial evidence
e)
landforms and rock layers
12.
How does the picture of landforms and rock layers below specifically support the theory of continental drift?
a)
It's a short answer. Go study this from your review
b)
I'm just going to guess
13.
Explain how the picture below supports the theory of continental drift.
a)
It's a short answer. Go study this from your review
b)
I'm just going to guess
14.
Venting of materials from below Earth’s surface
a)
Weathering
b)
Volcano
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Erosion
e)
Deposition
15.
Breakdown of rocks and other materials
a)
Weathering
b)
Volcano
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Erosion
e)
Deposition
16.
Material deposited in a new place
a)
Weathering
b)
Volcano
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Erosion
e)
Deposition
17.
Sudden movement in Earth’s crust
a)
Weathering
b)
Volcano
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Erosion
e)
Deposition
18.
Material removed and carried from a place
a)
Weathering
b)
Volcano
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Erosion
e)
Deposition
19.
What caused this damage / formation?
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
e)
Deposition
20.
What caused this damage / formation?
a)
Weathering
b)
Volcanoe
c)
Earthquake
d)
Erosion
e)
Deposition
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