Pangea-Plate Tectonics-Seafloor Spreading

A giant landmass that existed 200 million years ago

• Wegener
• Pangaea
• Archyopteryx
• Ammonite

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

• True
• False

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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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
• Continents are stationary and do not move
• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Why did no one believe Wegener's thoery?

• He could not explain HOW the continents moved
• He didn't have evidence
• His data was wrong
• He didn't use the right technology to gather data

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

• Africa and North America
• South America and Europe
• South America and Africa
• Antartica and Africa

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Sea-floor spreading begins at the

• Deep ocean trench

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Continent's edge

New crust is always formed at the...

• mid-ocean ridge
• deep-ocean trench
• asthenosphere

Magma, or molten material, __________ and hardens

• cools
• warms
• shrinks

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Advancement in technology is important as it furthers science. True or False

• True

• False