Lesson 1 & 2 Study Guide

Who believed that the continents were one large landmass called Pangea?

• Alfred Wegener

• Abraham Ortelium

• Eduard Seuss

• Albert Einstein

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What is the theory called when the continents moved apart?

• Continental Drift

• Pangea

• Ice Age 2

• Theory of Everything

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What mapmaker suggested that the continents have not always been where they are now?

• Alfred Wegener

• Abraham Ortelium

• Eduard Seuss

• Albert Einstein

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The ocean floor rock is _____ and is much younger than the ________ rock.

• Igneous / continental

• Sedimentary / continental

• Metamorphic / continental

• Igneous / moon

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The ages of the ocean floor rock were found to be the same in all locations.

• True

• False

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New material is constantly being added to the edges of some plates.

• True

• False

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Antarctica must have had a much warmer climate than it does today because of the formation of coal found there.

• Fit of Continents

• Animal Fossils

• Plant Fossils

• Glacial Evidence

• Antarctic Climate Changes

Abraham Ortelium noticed that maps of the world showed continents that seemed like they would fit together like a puzzle.

• Fit of Continents

• Animal Fossils

• Plant Fossils

• Glacial Evidence

• Antarctic Climate Changes

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During very cold periods on Earth, like the most recent ice age about 10,000 years ago, ice covers very large parts of the earth.

• Fit of Continents

• Animal Fossils

• Plant Fossils

• Glacial Evidence

• Antarctic Climate Changes

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Mesosaurus and Lystrosaurus fossils were found on coasts of Africa, India, and Antarctica.

• Corresponding Rock Sequence

• Animal Fossils

• Plant Fossils

• Glacial Evidence

• Antarctic Climate Changes

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