Plates tectonics and Pangaea theory

Who came up with the idea that all the continents were once joined together?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Werner Heisenberg

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According to the theory of continental drift, why do the coastlines of Africa and South America appear to fit together so well?

• Africa and south America used to be joined together, but split apart long ago

• Africa and south America are drifting towards each other and will soon fit together perfectly

• Ocean currents on either side of the Atlantic have eroded the coastlines into the same shape

• the theory does not explain why the coastlines seem to match

What evidence supports the idea that all the continents were once joined together?

• Similar rocks found on different continents

• Mountains created by colliding continents

• Evidence of glaciers in unexpected places

• All are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Lystrosaurus was a slow-moving, plant-eating reptile that lived over 250 million years ago. Fossils of Lystrosaurus have been found in Africa, Asia and Australia. How is this explained by the existence of Pangaea?

• Lystrosaurus swam across the oceans from one continent to another

• Lystrosaurus drifted on rafts of vegetation from one continent to another

• land bridges once crossed oceans to connect Africa, Antartica, and India

• Africa, Antartica, and India used to be joined together into a single landmass

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What kind of boundary is shown in the image?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• None is correct

What kind of boundary is shown in the image?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• None are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of plate boundary or zone would be most likely to lead to above-ground volcanic activity?

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Subduction zone

Which boundary add new material to the lithosphere ( the hard outer crust of the Earth)?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• none is correct

The highest mountain in the world are The Himalayas, this mountain formed in a ...

• Convergent boundary

• collision zone

• transform boundary

• none

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In what way does a transform boundary differ from the other boundary types?

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