Building Pangea Vocabulary Check

Who proposed the theory of continental drift in 1915?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

Fossils are remains, traces, or imprint of an ancient living thing preserved in rock. Which are examples fossils? (Select all that apply)

• bones

• shells

• impresssions and or footprints

• glaciers

• coal

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What does a glacier consist of?

• Lava and volcanic ash

• Sand and sediment

• Snow and ice

• Water and salt

What was the Ice Age?

• A period when Earth was extremely hot

• A time when Earth was very cold and large areas were covered by glaciers

• A time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth

• A period of intense volcanic activity

What is a landmass?

• A body of water surrounded by land

• A small island in the ocean

• A mountain range

• A large, unbroken area of land

When did Pangea exist?

• 10,000 years ago

• 65 million years ago

• about 200 to 300 million years ago

• no one knows how long ago Pangea existed

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What is a supercontinent?

• A continent that is larger than all others

• A single landmass that includes two or more continents

• A continent found under the ocean

• A continent that has a superabundance of biodiversity

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The theory that continents have moved and are still moving slowly across the Earth's surface is known as what?

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Sea Floor Spreading

• Earth's Rotation

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What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent

• Supreme Continent
• N.A.S.E.A.A.A
• Wegner World
• Pangea

Glaciers move slowly

• True

• False