Pangea Basics

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.

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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 of the above.

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Lystrosaurus was a slow-moving, plant-eating reptile that lived over 250 million years ago. Fossils of Lystrosaurus have been found in the brown areas shown below. 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.

• and bridges once crossed oceans to connect Africa, Antarctica, and India.

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

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How does the concept of Pangaea help explain the distribution of fossils?

• It suggests that similar fossils found on different continents were once connected

• It indicates that animals could swim across oceans

• It shows that continents have not moved since the formation of Earth

• It proves that fossils can be transported by wind

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What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• pangea

• glacier scaring

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What was Pangaea?

• A theory of earthquake prediction

• A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras

• A type of volcanic rock

• A deep-sea trench

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The term "Pangea" comes from the __ language.

How first identified the theory of plate tectonics and Pangea?

• Albert Einstein

• Patrick Henry

• Alfred Wegener

• Mr. Harris

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The term "Pangea" comes from the Greek language and means "_".

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