Font size
WorksheetsQ2 INTERIM REVIEW
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
The OLDEST rocks on the seafloor are located?
Closest to the mid-ocean ridge
Farthest from the mid-ocean ridge
What theory states that the continents were once part of a super continent called Pangaea and have moved slowly to their current locations over hundreds of millions of years.
Oceanic wandering
Land-form Evidence
Continental Drift
Fossil Distribution
According to Wegener, the continents used to be joined together as one supercontinent known as:
South Africa
Eurasia
Pangaea
Potlopia
Younger sea floor crust is located...
farther from the mid-ocean ridges
at the mid ocean ridges
near the continents
Sea-floor spreading begins at the
Deep ocean trench
Mid-ocean ridge
Continent's edge
What phenomenon's can be explained by plate tectonics? (Choose ALL that apply)
Mountains
Volcanoes
Hurricane
Seafloor structures
Which is not a piece of evidence to support Continental Drift
Continents fit together like a puzzle
Continuous Mountain Chains
Same fossils found on different continents
Age of Igneous Rocks
When you hear the word, "seismic," what do you think of?
tornadoes
hurricanes
earthquakes
heat waves
Which of these words means, "to lessen the effects of an event"?
trivialize
assist
clean-up
mitigate
Which of these natural hazards is most difficult to predict?
tornado
hurricane
earthquake
blizzard
People that live by ___________________ are most likely to be effected by a tsunami.
beaches
mountains
the North Pole
farm lands
What should you do if there has been a warning issued regarding a nearby volcano that is going to erupt soon?
pack all of your valuables
evacuate after you've gathered your photos
evacuate immediately
wait it out
What is "a device that emits a loud sound and is used to warn about natural hazards"?
whistle
warning siren
seismograph
barometer
