Dynamic Earth Pre Test

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The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called __________

continental drift

continental slope

magnetic reversal

convection

Continental drift states that continents have moved ____ to their current location.

vertically

slowly

quickly

very little

The result of plate movement can be seen at _____.

abyssal plains

ocean margins

plate centers

plate boundaries

The rock cycle indicates that each type of rock can ____.

provide materials to make other rocks

form other rocks

be changed by forces at Earth's surface

all of the above

A student models steps in the process of how some sedimentary rocks form. First, she pours pebbles, leaves, sand, and salt into a jar. Then, she adds water to the jar until all of the contents are covered. What should the student do to her model next?

Heat the jar and observe how a circular current forms.

Pour the materials from the jar down a ramp and observe how they flow

Cover and shake the jar and observe the settling of the materials in the jar

Stir the contents of the jar and observe how the materials change the color of the water.

Stacey and her family are hiking in Olympic National Park in the state of Washington. Stacey is pointing out the valleys and explaining how they form. She knows that glaciers are still in the park. What evidence does Stacey look for to determine whether the valleys were formed by glaciers?

valleys with lots of trees on either side because as the glaciers retreated they deposited seeds picked up from other areas

valleys with lots of fossils in the rock layers because as the glaciers were increasing in size, the ice preserved remains of organisms

valleys that are V-shaped because when the glaciers melted, the flowing water quickly cut down through rock

valleys that are U-shaped because when the glaciers slowly moved through the area they scraped away and smoothed the rock

The diagram shows where fossils of two different species, Lystrosaurus and Glossopteris, have been found on more than one continent.
How is this kind of evidence best used by scientists?

to determine how the rocks formed on the different continents

to predict how the continents might look in the future with continued plate movement

to explain the process of how the continents are in different locations today than in the past

to support the theory that these continents were once joined together but then moved apart over time

The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called __________

continental drift

continental slope

magnetic reversal

convection

Continental drift states that continents have moved ____ to their current location.

vertically

slowly

quickly

very little

The result of plate movement can be seen at _____.

abyssal plains

ocean margins

plate centers

plate boundaries

The rock cycle indicates that each type of rock can ____.

provide materials to make other rocks

form other rocks

be changed by forces at Earth's surface

all of the above

A student models steps in the process of how some sedimentary rocks form. First, she pours pebbles, leaves, sand, and salt into a jar. Then, she adds water to the jar until all of the contents are covered. What should the student do to her model next?

Heat the jar and observe how a circular current forms.

Pour the materials from the jar down a ramp and observe how they flow

Cover and shake the jar and observe the settling of the materials in the jar

Stir the contents of the jar and observe how the materials change the color of the water.

Stacey and her family are hiking in Olympic National Park in the state of Washington. Stacey is pointing out the valleys and explaining how they form. She knows that glaciers are still in the park. What evidence does Stacey look for to determine whether the valleys were formed by glaciers?

valleys with lots of trees on either side because as the glaciers retreated they deposited seeds picked up from other areas

valleys with lots of fossils in the rock layers because as the glaciers were increasing in size, the ice preserved remains of organisms

valleys that are V-shaped because when the glaciers melted, the flowing water quickly cut down through rock

valleys that are U-shaped because when the glaciers slowly moved through the area they scraped away and smoothed the rock

The diagram shows where fossils of two different species, Lystrosaurus and Glossopteris, have been found on more than one continent.
How is this kind of evidence best used by scientists?

to determine how the rocks formed on the different continents

to predict how the continents might look in the future with continued plate movement

to explain the process of how the continents are in different locations today than in the past

to support the theory that these continents were once joined together but then moved apart over time

Dynamic Earth Pre Test

Dynamic Earth Pre Test

The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called __________

Continental drift states that continents have moved ____ to their current location.

The result of plate movement can be seen at _____.

The rock cycle indicates that each type of rock can ____.

A student models steps in the process of how some sedimentary rocks form. First, she pours pebbles, leaves, sand, and salt into a jar. Then, she adds water to the jar until all of the contents are covered. What should the student do to her model next?

Stacey and her family are hiking in Olympic National Park in the state of Washington. Stacey is pointing out the valleys and explaining how they form. She knows that glaciers are still in the park. What evidence does Stacey look for to determine whether the valleys were formed by glaciers?

The diagram shows where fossils of two different species, Lystrosaurus and Glossopteris, have been found on more than one continent.How is this kind of evidence best used by scientists?

The diagram shows where fossils of two different species, Lystrosaurus and Glossopteris, have been found on more than one continent.
How is this kind of evidence best used by scientists?