Pangaea and More

What is true about how oceans and continents move?

• Continents move from earthquakes, oceans remain motionless

• Gravity pulls continents across the oceans

• Both remain motionless

• Both continents and oceans are on plates that move constantly but slowly

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Where is the oldest oceanic crust found?

• In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

• Farthest away from Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Farthest away from continental crust

• In the middle of a Mid-Ocean Ridge

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What causes Seafloor Spreading and Continental Drift to happen?

• Convection Currents

• Tides

• Gravity

• Magnetic Fields

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There was once a large landmass called

• United States

• Pangaea

• The World

• Panama

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Why do the continents have a puzzle-like fit?

• They are moving towards each other and need to fit together

• Erosion

• Tides

• They split apart a long time ago

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The Mantle floats directly on the

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Inner core

• Outer core

An object floats because it is

• More dense

• gravity

• Less dense

• Magnetism

Convection currents are made by

• Rock magnetism

• Hot crust sinking, cold outer core rising

• Hot magma rising, cold magma sinking

• Tides

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Tectonic Plates move because of

• Convection currents

• Magnetism

• Movement of material in the core

• Tides

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What did Wegener use as evidence to support his theory of Continental Drift?

• Puzzle-like fit

• Animal Fossils

• Glacial Etching

• Matching Weather Patters

• Similar rock types

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