Unit 10 Quiz Practice

The map below shows the present-day locations of South America and Africa. Remains of Mesosaurus, an extinct freshwater reptile, have been found in similarly aged bedrock formed from lake sediments at locations X and Y. Which statement represents the most logical conclusion to draw from this evidence?

• Mesosaurus migrated across the ocean from location X to location Y.

• Mesosaurus came into existence on several widely separated continents at different times.

• The continents of South America and Africa were joined when Mesosaurus lived.

• The present climates at locations X and Y are similar.

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The theory of continental drift suggests that the:

• continents moved due to changes in the Earth's orbital velocity

• continents moved due to the Coriolis effect caused by the Earth's rotation

• present-day continents of South America and Africa are moving toward each other

• present-day continents of South America and Africa once fit together like puzzle parts

Who is the scientist who discovered the Theory of Continental Drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

Which plate boundary best represents the relative direction of plate motion at the San Andreas Fault (Hint: Page 5 ESRT)?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

The block diagram below shows the boundary between two tectonic plates. Which type of plate boundary is shown?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• complex

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What type of plate boundary exists between the African Plate and the Antarctic Plate (Hint: Page 5 ESRT)?

• convergent

• transform

• divergent

• complex

On the block diagram of the tectonic plate boundary, draw two arrows, one in each box, to indicate the general direction that each plate moved in relation to each other, causing the 2010 Chile earthquake to occur.

• The arrows are going towards each other

• The arrows are going away from each other

• The arrows are going in opposite directions

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In which Earth layer are most convection currents that cause seafloor spreading thought to be located (Hint: Page 10 ESRT)?

• crust

• asthenosphere

• outer core

• inner core

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What is the name of the large landmass that existed on Earth approximately 200 million years ago?

• Glossopteris

• Mesosaurus

• Pangea

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Who discovered the Theory of Continental Drift

• Harry Hess

• Alfred Wegener

• James Hutton