Studies Weekly Week 1

Which is the largest and deepest of all oceans?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Caspian Sea

A peninsula is land that is surrounded on three sides by water. Which one of these countries is a peninsula?

• France

• Italy

• Germany

• United Kingdom

A narrow section of water connecting two larger bodies of water is called a...

• peninsula

• isthmus

• strait

• bingo wing

A landlocked state or country is one that is surrounded on all sides by land. Which one of these states is landlocked?

• Nevada

• Washington

• Oregon

• California

A long narrow body of land connecting two larger bodies of land is called an...

• peninsula

• strait

• isthmus

• hipz

About how many people are on planet Earth?

• 7 billion

• 7 million

• 70 trillion

• 70 million

Man who invented the Continental Drift Theory

• Alfred Wegener

• Thomas Blockinburg

• Joel Pangea

• Jacob Laurasia

What is the meaning of Pangea?

• All Powerful

• All Knowing

• All Continents

• All Earth

There were several examples of evidence to prove that the continents were once together. Which is NOT correct?

• There were similar fossils found on different continents.

• A specific earthworm was found in South America and South Africa

• The same coal was found in North America and Europe

• Antarctica was always in cold temperatures creating the glaciers.

The Continental Drift Theory is based on the fact that the Earth's continents are moving on top of...

• sea walls

• plates

• ocean disks

• volcanic ash