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PSC 121 GAGE FALL 2005 NAME _____________________________ DATE ______________________________ QUIZ 3 1. Matching: select the best response from Column B for each phrase in Column A. Selections from Column B may be used more than once or not at all. (14) COLUMN A COLUMN B _____ 1. dinosaurs exist A. divergent boundary ______2. longest segment of Earth’s history B. Mesozoic Era _____ 3. San Andreas Fault C. asthenosphere ______4. associated with trenches D. inner core _____ 5. humans evolve E. Precambrian Eon _____ 6. oceans form F. Cenozoic Era ______7. rigid Earth layer G. convergent boundary _____ 8. Pangea breaks up H. mantle ______9. appearance of fish I. transform fault _____10. solid iron-nickel J. lithosphere _____ 11. age of mammals K. Paleozoic Era _____ 12. 245 Ma to 66 Ma L. outer core ______13. liquid M. syncline ______14. Red Sea N. anticline O. crust 1 2. 3. a. Explain why fossils of shellfish can be found on mountaintops. (5) b. Explain the difference between a body fossil and a trace fossil. (5) c. Where would you look in Maryland to find dinosaur fossils? Why? (3) Can you tell the age of a rock stratum from its composition? Explain why or why not. (5) 2 4. Use the diagram above to answer the questions that follow. a. For each pair below, explain which layer or feature is younger and explain the geologic principle that supports your choice (6) F and E E and A B and A b. What type of rock is D made of? Why? (2) c. What has happened at F? (2) 3 5. a. List at least 4 different pieces of evidence that support the theory of plate tectonics. (4) b. Bonus: Explain how seismic activity is linked to the theory of plate tectonics. What is the Maryland state fossil or state dinosaur? 4 (4)