Pangaea/Continental Drift Theory - 8.9A

Volcanoes ARE NOT formed from plate movement.

• True

• False

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Fossil records indicate that the continents were once connected. How do fossil records support this claim?

• We have been able to transport the same types of fossils from one continent to another.

• Fossils of the same organism that are chemically and physically similar have been found on continents that are now separated by oceans.

• Some continents contain fossils of many different types of organisms.

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One piece of evidence for Plate Tectonics is that--

• some continents appear to fit together like a puzzle.

• we have video footage of the plates actually moving.

• all continents have formed from volcanic eruptions.

• the continents are no longer moving.

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Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?

• Pressure in the crust decreases.

• The mantle increases in size.

• Pressure in the crust increases.

• Pieces of the crust, known as tectonic plates, move.

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At first, a lack of evidence for continental drift prevented many scientists from believing a single supercontinent called _________ existed.

• Glossopteris

• Pangaea

• Gondwanaland

• Mesosaurus

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Why was Wegener's theory not supported at first?

• his evidence was lacking

• his could not explain the fossil record.

• his lack of scientific background

• he could not explain what caused the continents to move.

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This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?

• Africa has always been near the equator
• Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
• The continents have not moved
• sea floor spreading

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What evidence of Wegener's Theory is shown in the remains of organisms that lived long time ago?

• embryology

• continental drift

• seafloor spreading

• fossils

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Which is the remains, traces, or imprint of an ancient living thing preserved in rock?

• glacier

• Pangaea

• fossil

• Ice Age

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