Aquiz4sp09

Quiz 4

1. The idea proposed by Alfred Wegener to explain the continental shapes and positions is known as _____.
A) Pangaea
B) plate tectonics
C) continental drift
D) rift valley
E) sea floor spreading

2. In the diagram below, which two are the best examples of different continental positions in the past?

A) North America – South America
B) North America – Africa
C) South America – Asia
D) Europe – North America
E) South America – Africa

3. According to Wegener's model, what evidence did glaciers leave for the existence of Pangaea?
A) striations
B) glacial lakes
C) fossils
D) soil deposits
E) ice

4. What was the name of the floral fossils Wegener used for the idea of continental drift?
A) Mesosaurs
B) trilobites
C) Glossopteris
D) Pseudoschwagerina
E) oak

For questions 5 and 6 refer to the graph below:

5. In the figure above, what is the age of the sea floor off of the Bahamas?
A) younger than 9.6 million years
B) 9.6 – 33.0 million years
C) 33.0 – 83.0 million years
D) 83.0 – 141.9 million years
E) older than 141.9 million years

6. In the figure above, what is the approximate age of the sea floor off the north coast of Spain?
A) younger than 9.6 million years
B) 9.6 – 33.0 million years
C) 33.0 – 83.0 million years
D) 83.0 – 141.9 million years
E) older than 141.9 million years

7. Which of the following terms best describes the rocky outer layer of the Earth?
A) athenosphere
B) biosphere
C) atmosphere
D) lithosphere
E) hydrosphere

8. Which type of plate boundary results from two or more plates coming together?
A) convergent
B) divergent
C) transform
D) hot spot
E) ridge

For questions 9 and 10 refer to the graph below:

9. According to the figure above, which of the following types of plate boundaries produce the deepest earthquakes?
A) transform fault boundary
B) divergent boundary
C) continental collision boundary
D) subduction zone boundary
E) all the