Old Earth Ministries Online Geology Curriculum

Geology Chapter 9 Test


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1: Pangea was the last supercontinent that contained all the landmasses of the earth.
True
False
2: The mammal-like reptile found across several continents which made up Pangea is known as
glossopteris
lystrosaurus
3: Ancient glaciation can be used to identify the way the continents used to fit together.
True
False
4: This tool allows geologists to examine the actual rocks that make up the ocean floor.
Submersibles
Core Drilling
seismic sensing
5: Oceanic floor completely regenerates itself...
in 10 to 50 million years
in 500 to 700 million years
in 200 to 300 million years
in 1 to 2 billion years
6: Paleomagnetism studies rocks based on the orientation of magnetic particles when the rock solidified.
True
False
7: The earth's grids of latitude and longitude are based on the magnetic north and south poles.
True
False
8: Periods of alternating polarity are called
polar negatives
polarity epochs
magnetic anomalies
9: The largest tectonic plate is the
Eurasian plate
North American Plate
African Plate
Pacific Plate
10: An oceanic plate subducting under a continental plate is an example of a
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
11: Two continental plates originating at a spreading center is an example of a
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
12: Two continental plates that are colliding and forming a mountain range is an example of a
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
13: The volcanic activity from Mount Saint Helens is a result of a
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
14: A strike-slip fault is characteristic of what type of boundary.
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
15: The India plate is moving at a rate of
17 inches per year (43.2 cm/yr)
2.6 inches per year (67 mm/yr)
7 inches per year (177 mm/yr)
16: The Great Rift Valley in Africa is a result of a
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
17: The author of the first significant work on plate tectonics, called "The Origin of Continents and Oceans," was Alfred Wegener.
True
False
18: The supercontinent Pangea existed 2 billion years ago.
True
False
19: Oceanic crust subducts underneath continental crust because...
it is less thick than continental crust
it moves faster than continental crust
it is more dense than continental crust
20: Tectonic plates are temporary features of the earth's crust.
True
False