Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

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1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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In studying layers of rock sediment, a geologist found an area where older rock was layered on top of younger rock.  Which BEST explains how this occurred?

Earthquake activity folded the rock layers

Volcanic eruptions destroyed a rock layer

Erosion removed several layers of rock.

Weathering changed the layering of the rocks

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In studying layers of rock sediment, a geologist found an area where older rock was layered on top of younger rock.  Which BEST explains how this occurred?

Earthquake activity folded the rock layers

Volcanic eruptions destroyed a rock layer

erosion removed several layers of rock.

Weathering changed the layering of the rocks

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which event MOST likely caused the formation of folded mountain ranges?

Tectonic plates on the earth pushed together.

Tectonic plates on the earth pulled apart.

Tectonic plates on the earth slid past each other.

Tectonic plates on the earth broke into small pieces.

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Lithospheric plates have moved to form land formations on the Earth's surface.  Which land formation occurs as a result of the plates folding upon one another?

an earthquake

a mountain range

a river

a volcano

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which conclusion is BEST supported by the discovery of the same fossils on separate continents? 

Ancient organisms were able to swim much farther than modern organisms.

The same organisms existed more than once in the history of Earth.

Modern land masses were once connected but moved apart.

The same environmental conditions once existed all over Earth. 

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