Earth & Evolution

Which type of plate boundary is this?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

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What kind of evidence is used to support the theory of evolution? Select all that apply.

• Similarities in the DNA between two living species shows that they share a common ancestor

• Sequencing fossils by age, and measuring changes in a species' traits over time

• Measuring changes in a trait within a population over multiple generations during a period of environmental change

• Vestigial structures in living species (like the tailbone), and ancestral traits in fossils.

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Which one of these terms is the process in nature where some individuals survive and reproduce more than others, and therefore pass on their traits at a higher rate?

• Common ancestor

• Adaptation

• Natural selection

• Genetic variation

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In which layer do convection currents occur?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

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Which of these is NOT a piece of evidence used to support the theory of continental drift?

• Samples of seafloor show the youngest rock near the middle of the ocean

• The shapes of continents today are like puzzle pieces that appear like they could fit together

• Fossils of the same species (of extinct land animals) have been discovered on different continents

• Vestigial structures are "leftover" traits from ancestors that have since been reduced

Which scientist formed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

• Mr. Soycher

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Bill Nye

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Mid-ocean ridges occur where...

• Hot semi-solid rock in the mantle is rising to the surface

• Oceanic crust of two tectonic plates are converging

• Continental crust of two tectonic plates are diverging

• Cooled rock is sinking back down into the mantle

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If you live near a convergent plate boundary between two pieces of continental crust, which geologic phenomena would you most likely experience? Check all that apply.

• A slowly growing mountain range

• Volcanic eruptions

• Occasional earthquakes

• A deep ocean trench

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If you live near the coast, close to a convergent plate boundary between continental crust and oceanic crust, which geologic phenomena would you most likely experience? Check all that apply.

• Occasional earthquakes

• A deep ocean trench just off the coast

• A mid-ocean ridge

• Volcanic eruptions

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Based on this evolutionary tree, which group of vertebrate animals is most closely related to turtles? (*hint: trace back in time to find their most recent common ancestors)

• Bony fish

• Amphibians

• Mammals

• Birds

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