V's EQ's and Pangea evidence

V & E locations + Pangea evidence

Multiple Choice

On this map showing volcano and earthquake locations + plate boundaries, we can observe that

• most V's and EQ's occur on plate boundaries

• locations of plate boundaries and V's and EQ's are unrelated

• the locations of volcanoes are not by earthquakes

• most volcanoes are in the southern hemisphere

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From this map showing just the plate boundaries, we can observe

• Boundaries are NOT straight lines

• Plates are random shapes

• Some boundaries are along the edges of continents

• all of these are true

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The feature, the Ring of Fire, surrounds which ocean

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The type of plate boundary that is most common along the Ring of Fire is

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• all of these

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at a convergent boundary the plates will

Multiple Choice

The reason this feature is called the Ring of Fire is because

• there are a lot of forest fires

• there are only earthquakes

• there are a lot of volcanic eruptions

• the temperatures are very hot

Multiple Choice

In the late 1800's this world map was studied by Alfred - he thought

• the continents looked like puzzle pieces & used to be connected

• that the continents had probably never changed

• That there used to be a lot more land

• That there used to be a lot less land

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Alfred needed evidence to support his hypothesis of having one landmass - he went to find

• folded mountains

• coal and fern deposits

• fossils

• all of these

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The name of the supercontinent is

• Pandora

• Pangea

• Penelope

• Purina

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Pangea existed approximately

• 200 years ago

• 20000 years ago

• 200 - 300 my ago

• 200 by ag

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Deposits from glaciers tell us about a ____ environment

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These grooves left behind by glaciers also tell us about a ____ environment

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Alfred found glacial evidence in places like Africa and India - this supported his hypothesis

• TRUE

• FALSE

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This "smalllish" mammal was found on multiple continents - it is named for its cute and friendly demeanor "lystrosaurus"

true or false

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Mesosaur was a swimmer, but it could not have swam across an _____

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This plant, glossopteris, had seeds that were very

Multiple Choice

Because the glossopteris seeds were so heavy it is believed that they

• traveled easily in the air

• just dropped straight off the tree

• were delicious for a snack

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Coal forms in an environment that is

• cool and rainy

• dry and cold

• warm and tropical

• cold and snowy

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Finding coal in colder latitudes is evidence that the continents could have _____

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If pressure is applied slowly enough, rocks can actually

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The plate motion that would form folded mountains is

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• Pangea

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real or fake:

these mountain ranges used to all be connected

Multiple Choice

The ocean between North America and Europe is the

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

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The ocean between Asia and North & South America is

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Arctic