Pangaea Gizmo Quiz

Who developed the theory of Plate Tectonics ?

• Alfred Wegener

• Carl Sagan

• Mr. Boubion

• Albert Einstein

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There are ______ continents

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 5

Plate Tectonic theory is based on Continental Drift Theory.

• True

• False

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The Ring of Fire is in the Pacific Ocean. It consists of

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Hills

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Earthquakes occur along a ___________.

• Fault Line

• Mountain Chain

• Sea Floor Spreading

• Base of a Volcano

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According to the theory of continental drift, why do the coastlines of Africa and South America appear to fit together so well?

• Africa and South America used to be joined together, but split apart long ago.

• Africa and South America are drifting towards each other and will soon fit together perfectly.

• Ocean currents on either side of the Atlantic have eroded the coastlines into the same shape.

• The theory does not explain why the coastlines seem to match.

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What evidence supports the idea that all the continents were once joined together?

• Similar rocks found on different continents.

• Mountains created by colliding continents.

• Evidence of glaciers in unexpected places.

• All of the above.

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Lystrosaurus was a slow-moving, plant-eating reptile that lived over 250 million years ago. Fossils of Lystrosaurus have been found in the brown areas shown below. How is this explained by the existence of Pangaea?

• Lystrosaurus swam across the oceans from one continent to another.

• Lystrosaurus drifted on rafts of vegetation from one continent to another.

• Land bridges once crossed oceans to connect Africa, Antarctica, and India.

• Africa, Antarctica, and India used to be joined together into a single landmass.

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The map shows white areas that used to be covered by glaciers. Arrows show directions that glaciers moved. Based on the arrows, which red point was probably closest to the South Pole at the time of Pangaea?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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The most common, most numerous fossil is:

• Glosopteris

• Cynognathus

• Lystrosaurus

• Mesosaurus

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