Transcript Geology Quiz 3

There are 18 questions on this test:
Continental Drift – Questions 1 – 4
Plate Tectonics – Questions 5 – 10
Mountain Building – Questions 11 – 18
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You will have 45 seconds to complete each question
Following the last slide on this test – Question 18 Follow your teacher’s
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GLO 3 – Geological Theories
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Theory of Continental Drift
Question 1
Alfred Wegner determined that the continents at one time all fit together to form
one large supercontinent, called Pangaea. Their interlocking shapes and other
evidence helped him form the Theory of Continental Drift. The other evidence
included all of the following, except ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
Glossopteris fossils
Folded mountains
Glacial deposits
Gold deposits
Question 2
Glaciers once existed in the southern hemisphere.
The evidence Wegener found to prove this were the ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
moraines found
bedrock abrasions
erratics found
ice caves
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GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Theory of Continental Drift
Question 3
Alfred Wegner also proposed a theory of how he thought mountains formed. He
thought that when the drifting continents collided, the edges of these continents ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
pushed and flowed
eroded and striated
crumpled and folded
cracked and disintegrated
Question 4
The science community rejected Wegener’s idea because they believed that
mountains formed when the crust wrinkled like the skin of a dried-up ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
apple
pear
grape
orange
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GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Plate Tectonics
Question 5
The ocean floor has been mapped out in detail and provided interesting patterns.
Scientists noted that volcanoes and earthquakes tended to occur in the …
A.
B.
C.
D.
deep trenches of the ocean
vast plains of the ocean floor
same areas around the world
continents that fit together
Question 6
Mountain ranges were discovered along the ocean floor. These mountain ranges
are called …
A.
B.
C.
D.
abyss
ridges
trenches
pillow lava
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GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Plate Tectonics
Question 7
Because rock is moving away from the mountain ranges found along the midAtlantic ridge, new rock is being formed. This sea-floor spreading indicates that
rock nearest the continents is …
A.
B.
C.
D.
older
softer
harder
younger
Question 8
The place where tectonic plates meet is called a …
A.
B.
C.
D.
transform
boundary
divergence
convergence
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GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Plate Tectonics
Question 9
A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other is called a …
A.
B.
C.
D.
transform boundary
diverging boundary
converging boundary
subduction boundary
Question 10
Plates moving toward each other occur at a …
A.
B.
C.
D.
transform boundary
diverging boundary
converging boundary
subduction boundary
Slide will change automatically
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Mountain Building
Question 11
Where two continental plates are crushing together and the edges are being
pushed up the can form mountains. The highest mountain range in the world
developing in this way is the …
A.
B.
C.
D.
Alps
Rockies
Himalayans
Appalachians
Question 12
Over 500 million years ago Alberta was tropical and the border with British
Columbia was …
A.
B.
C.
D.
an underwater trench
a mountain range
a fluvial landform
a shallow sea
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GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Mountain Building
Question 13
Mountain formations that undergo more than one process are called ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
complex
transform
compound
multi-faulted
Question 14
The collision of the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate caused the Pacific
plate to slip under the North American Plate. At the same time, the force of the
collision caused the North American plate to …
A.
B.
C.
D.
slip and slide
fold and break
fold and separate
bend and compress
Slide will change automatically
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Mountain Building
Question 15
When older rock ends up on top of younger rock the mountains formed are called ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
fault mountains
block mountains
thrust mountains
fault block mountains
Question 16
This factor (observation) might be the best way to determine the age of a
mountain.
A.
B.
C.
D.
type of fault
shape of peak
kinds of rocks
difference between syncline and anticline
Slide will change automatically
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Mountain Building
Question 17
The down fold in the rock that is folded when pressure is placed on it is called …
A.
B.
C.
D.
compression
fault block
anticline
syncline
Question 18
When Selah tried to make a model of folded mountains she found it difficult
because the type of material she used was hard, like rock. She had forgotten that
in order for rock to fold it has to be softened by …
A.
B.
C.
D.
heat and pressure within the Earth’s crust
constant erosion and weathering of the rock
earthquakes and volcanoes actively moving rock
precipitation and seasonal changes on the Earth’s crust
Slide will change automatically
This is the end of this test:
ANSWER KEY
Continental Drift – Questions 1 – 4
Plate Tectonics – Questions 5 – 10
Mountain Building – Questions 11 – 18
Follow your teacher’s instructions to score and record the test.
The slide will be advanced on the Mouse Click
All of your answers should be recorded on the Student Response Form – PE75-3
GLO 3 – Geological Theories
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Theory of Continental Drift
Question 1
Alfred Wegner determined that the continents at one time all fit together to form
one large supercontinent, called Pangaea. Their interlocking shapes and other
evidence helped him form the Theory of Continental Drift. The other evidence
included all of the following, except ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
Glossopteris fossils
Folded mountains
Glacial deposits
Gold deposits
Question 2
Glaciers once existed in the southern hemisphere.
The evidence Wegener found to prove this were the ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
moraines found
bedrock abrasions
erratics found
ice caves
Slide will change automatically
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Theory of Continental Drift
Question 3
Alfred Wegner also proposed a theory of how he thought mountains formed. He
thought that when the drifting continents collided, the edges of these continents ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
pushed and flowed
eroded and striated
crumpled and folded
cracked and disintegrated
Question 4
The science community rejected Wegener’s idea because they believed that
mountains formed when the crust wrinkled like the skin of a dried-up ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
apple
pear
grape
orange
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Plate Tectonics
Question 5
The ocean floor has been mapped out in detail and provided interesting patterns.
Scientists noted that volcanoes and earthquakes tended to occur in the …
A.
B.
C.
D.
deep trenches of the ocean
vast plains of the ocean floor
same areas around the world
continents that fit together
Question 6
Mountain ranges were discovered along the ocean floor. These mountain ranges
are called …
A.
B.
C.
D.
abyss
ridges
trenches
pillow lava
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Plate Tectonics
Question 7
Because rock is moving away from the mountain ranges found along the midAtlantic ridge, new rock is being formed. This sea-floor spreading indicates that
rock nearest the continents is …
A.
B.
C.
D.
older
softer
harder
younger
Question 8
The place where tectonic plates meet is called a …
A.
B.
C.
D.
transform
boundary
divergence
convergence
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Plate Tectonics
Question 9
A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other is called a …
A.
B.
C.
D.
transform boundary
diverging boundary
converging boundary
subduction boundary
Question 10
Plates moving toward each other occur at a …
A.
B.
C.
D.
transform boundary
diverging boundary
converging boundary
subduction boundary
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Mountain Building
Question 11
Where two continental plates are crushing together and the edges are being
pushed up the can form mountains. The highest mountain range in the world
developing in this way is the …
A.
B.
C.
D.
Alps
Rockies
Himalayans
Appalachians
Question 12
Over 500 million years ago Alberta was tropical and the border with British
Columbia was …
A.
B.
C.
D.
an underwater trench
a mountain range
a fluvial landform
a shallow sea
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Mountain Building
Question 13
Mountain formations that undergo more than one process are called ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
complex
transform
compound
multi-faulted
Question 14
The collision of the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate caused the Pacific
plate to slip under the North American Plate. At the same time, the force of the
collision caused the North American plate to …
A.
B.
C.
D.
slip and slide
fold and break
fold and separate
bend and compress
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Mountain Building
Question 15
When older rock ends up on top of younger rock the mountains formed are called ...
A.
B.
C.
D.
fault mountains
block mountains
thrust mountains
fault block mountains
Question 16
This factor (observation) might be the best way to determine the age of a
mountain.
A.
B.
C.
D.
type of fault
shape of peak
kinds of rocks
difference between syncline and anticline
GEOLOGIAL PERSPECTIVES - PLANET EARTH
GLO 3 – Mountain Building
Question 17
The down fold in the rock that is folded when pressure is placed on it is called …
A.
B.
C.
D.
compression
fault block
anticline
syncline
Question 18
When Selah tried to make a model of folded mountains she found it difficult
because the type of material she used was hard, like rock. She had forgotten that
in order for rock to fold it has to be softened by …
A.
B.
C.
D.
heat and pressure within the Earth’s crust
constant erosion and weathering of the rock
earthquakes and volcanoes actively moving rock
precipitation and seasonal changes on the Earth’s crust