Pangea and Plate Tectonics

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed over 240 million years ago?

• Gondwona

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What was the ocean surrounding Pangaea called?

•  Atlantic Ocean

•  Panthalassa

•  Indian Ocean

•  Pacific Ocean

Who proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912?

•  Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which fossils did Wegener use as evidence for the existence of Pangaea?

•  Dinosaur fossils

•  Mesosaurus fossils

•  Mammoth fossils

•  T-Rex fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What are the tectonic plates moving on?

•  The atmosphere

•  The lithosphere and asthenosphere

• The ocean floor

•  The mantle

How fast are tectonic plates believed to move?

•  5 centimeters per year

•  10 centimeters per year

•  15 centimeters per year

• 20 centimeters per year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What occurs at convergent boundaries?

• Plates move apart

• Plates slide past each other

•  Plates move towards each other

• Plates remain stationary

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1