Fossils/Pangea

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Fossils/Pangea

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The era that dinosaurs ruled the Earth's land, air and oceans.

Cenozoic

Paleozoic

Precambrian

Mesozoic

Multiple Choice

What is Pangaea?

The name of a German Scientist

the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

another name for continental drift

the name of an ancient fossil

Multiple Select

Which two events could lead to mass extinction?

An ice age

Hurricane

Massive volcanic eruption

Tsunami

Multiple Choice

While examining a layer of rock, a scientist found a fossil of a trilobite like the one shown below. The scientist knows that trilobites only lived during the Paleozoic era. The scientist finds fossilized remains of other species in the same rock layer as the trilobite. What can the scientist conclude about these other fossils?

The organisms that formed them must have evolved from trilobites.

The organisms that formed them likely also lived during the Paleozoic era.

The organisms that formed them likely went extinct before the Paleozoic era.

The organisms that formed them are still living in modern times.

Multiple Choice

Finding the fossils of trees in an area that is currently a desert without much life might tell us that the area, millions of years ago -

was heavily eroded by strong winds

received enough rain to support a forest

suffered very powerful earthquakes

was destroyed by the impact of meteorites

Multiple Choice

If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?

what fish are like today

that this fish lacked oxygen

that water once covered the area where this fossil was found

Multiple Choice

What can scientists learn from studying the relationships between fossils?

how old all rock layers are

how life changed over time

how many relatives fossils had

Multiple Choice

How do scientists determine the actual age of fossils?

relative dating

sedimentary dating

radioactive dating

mold and cast dating

Multiple Choice

How do most fossils form?

An insect becomes trapped in amber.

An entire organism becomes frozen in ice.

A dead organism becomes buried in sediment.

A dead organism becomes buried in tar.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Evidence from the fossil record shows that species change gradually over time.

True

False

Multiple Choice

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

Multiple Choice

Which layer formed first?

Rock Layer W

Rock Layer X

Rock Layer Y

Rock Layer Z

Multiple Choice

What are the oldest fossils and why?

B, C- because they are closest to the top

A, B- because they are closest to the bottom

They are all the same age- because they are all found on layer 2

A, B- because they are found closest to the top

Multiple Choice

Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?

The shape of the continents

Similar fossils found on separate continents

Tree fossils found in odd places

All of the above

Multiple Choice

The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each other

True

False

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Andrew found warm-weather plant fossils while on an expedition to Antarctica. Which conclusion best supports his find?

The seeds of plants were carried by flying dinosaurs that escaped Jurrassic Park

The island was once closer to the equator, but has since drifted to its current location

Ancient Mariners transported the plants to the island.

The plants drifted on the ocean currents to the island.

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Mr. Jones, an archeologist, travels to study land animal fossils from millions of years ago. He has found fossils of the smae land animals in eastern South America and western Africa. Which conclusion best supports Mr. Jones' findings?

The 2 continents were once joined together as part of a larger continent.

Land animals found from fossils collected from the west coast of Africa are similar to the ones found on the east coast of South America

Early Europeans became Zombies as a Result of the Rock coming to save the world in the movie San Andreas

The animals developed on the two continents at the exact same time

Multiple Choice

What is created when one continental and one oceanic plate converge?

Volcano

Mountain

Tsunami

Earthquake

Multiple Choice

What is created when two continental plates converge together?

Mountains

Tsunami

Earthquake

Volcano

Multiple Choice

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

Harry Hess

Galileo

Alfred Wegener

Newton

Multiple Choice

Plate movement is caused by ______________.

the rotation of the Earth

ocean tides

convection currents in the mantle

the moon's gravity

Multiple Choice

The circular arrows inside the Earth's Mantle represent what type of motion, that drives ALL plate movement?

Convergent Boundary

Ocean Currents

Convection Currents

Transform Boundary

Multiple Choice

Pangea broke up in the _____.

Mesozoic Era

Cenozoic Era

Paleozoic Era

Precambrian Era

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