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7) The convection currents responsible for plate movement flow through which of thefollowing materials?a) Magmab) Earth’s Crustc) Ocean waterd) Wind8) One piece of evidence supporting the existence of Pangaea is thea) Jagged shape of the continentsb) The oceans between the continentsc) The puzzle-like fit of the continentsd) The erosion of the shores of the continents9) Which type of fossil is not evidence of continental drift?a) Fossils of tools used by humansb) Fossils of prehistoric dinosaursc) Fossils left behind by ancient plant lifed) Fossils left behind by insects10) Alfred Wegener developed the theory of Continental Drift. Describe the landmassPangaea and explain an example of evidence that proves it was real. (2 pts)

Name___________________Class #__________________Drift Post-test11) Where can the results of plate movement be seen?a) Plate centersb) The Earth’s corec) Plate boundariesd) Ocean floor12) What is continental drift the driving force behind?a) Species migrationb) Landform creationc) Climated) Convection currents13) Approximately how long did it take for the continents to drift to where they aretoday?a) 400 yearsb) 400,000 yearsc) 4 million yearsd) 400 million years14) Which of the following is an incorrect statement about convection currents?a) They move continents quicklyb) They are located in the 2 nd layer of Earthc) They move landmassesd) They occur when magma heats and cools15) Which of the following would be an inaccurate statement about continental drift?a) “Continental Drift started hundred of millions of years ago.”b) “Fossils prove that Continental Drift occurred.”c) “The continents move so fast that humans can see the change in position afteronly a few years.”d) “Continental Drift broke apart the landmass known as Pangaea.”16) In which layer of Earth are convection currents in the magma found?a) Crustb) Mantlec) Inner Cored) Outer Core17) What is the cause of plate movement?

a) Gravityb) Frictionc) Earthquakesd) Convection Currents18) Which of the following landmasses was theorized to have existed 400 million yearsago?a) Pangaeab) Babylonc) Atlantisd) Ancient Rome19) Which of the following descriptions is an accurate explanation of how convectioncurrents move?a) Cool magma sinks and hot magma risesb) Hot magma sinks and cool magma risesc) Cool and hot magma rotate equallyd) Magma in the mantle does not cycle10) Convection currents are the reason for the movement of the continents to where theyare today. Create an illustration of convection currents in the mantle and describe theway that they function. (2 pts)