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Plate Motion Chapter 3

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  1.  
    What tool do scientists use today to measure the current rate and direction of plate motion?
    A. Barometer B. GPS C. Telescope D. String-And-Can
  2.  
    What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for continental drift?
    A. Fossil evidence from different continents B. Satellite Images C. Ocean Temperature Readings D. Magnetomoter Data
  3.  
    What is the main reason that humands cannot feel plate motion directly?
    A. The plates move to slowly for humans to notice. B. The plates don’t move under land C. The plates move in circles D. The plates only move during the night
  4.  
    The Mesosaurus fossils found in both South America and Africa are evidence that:
    A. The fossils drifted through ocean currents B. Mesosaurus evolved twice independently C. Those continents were once joined together D. The species could swim across the Atlantic
  5.  
    What is Gondwanaland?
    A. A type of tectonic plate boundary B. A large ocean basin C. An ancient supercontinent made of several connected landmasses D. A modern continent
  6.  
    What does GPS data show about plate motion?
    A. Plates stop moving during earthquakes B. Plates move slowly and continuously all the time C. Plates move only when volcanoes erupt D. E. Plates have stopped moving in modern times
  7.  
    When reconstructing Gondwanaland, what kind of evidence helps scientists fit continents together?
    A. Fossil locations and rock patterns B. Air pressure readings C. Rainfall data D. Soil samples
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Amplify Chaapter 3 Quiz

  1.  
    What tool do scientists use today to measure the current rate and direction of plate motion?
    A. Barometer B. GPS C. Telescope D. String-And-Can
  2.  
    What evidence did Alfred Wegener use for continental drift?
    A. Fossil evidence from different continents B. Satellite Images C. Ocean Temperature Readings D. Magnetomoter Data
  3.  
    What is the main reason that humands cannot feel plate motion directly?
    A. The plates move to slowly for humans to notice. B. The plates don’t move under land C. The plates move in circles D. The plates only move during the night
  4.  
    The Mesosaurus fossils found in both South America and Africa are evidence that:
    A. The fossils drifted through ocean currents B. Mesosaurus evolved twice independently C. Those continents were once joined together D. The species could swim across the Atlantic
  5.  
    What is Gondwanaland?
    A. A type of tectonic plate boundary B. A large ocean basin C. An ancient supercontinent made of several connected landmasses D. A modern continent
  6.  
    What does GPS data show about plate motion?
    A. Plates stop moving during earthquakes B. Plates move slowly and continuously all the time C. Plates move only when volcanoes erupt D. E. Plates have stopped moving in modern times
  7.  
    When reconstructing Gondwanaland, what kind of evidence helps scientists fit continents together?
    A. Fossil locations and rock patterns B. Air pressure readings C. Rainfall data D. Soil samples

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