Chapter 2 Plate Tectonics

A  Mesosauras

B  Glossopteris

C  Lepidodendron

D  Archaeopteris

A  There was no correlation of rocks found in adjacent positions on matching continents

B  There is no evidence of past glacial activity in areas that are now tropical.

C  His correlation of fossils was false; they were different species.

D  The mechanism he proposed for the movement of the continents.

A  Panamerica

B  Gondwanaland

C  Tethys Sea

D  Pangaea

E  Panthalassia

A  Harry Hess

B  Frederick Vine

C  Drummond Matthews

D  Stanley Miller

E  Alfred Wegener

A  Seafloor magnetic patterns

B  Locations of active volcanoes

C  Shape of continental margins

D  Magnetic pole reversals

E  Earthquake distribution

A  plants and animals that live in an area.

B  longitude.

C  Earth’s geologic history.

D  latitude.

E  presence or absence of glacial debris.

A  current shorelines

B  edges at around 2,000 meters depth

C  the edge of the continental shelf

D  edges of the deep sea floor

E  oceanic trenches in subduction zones

A  plants were distributed to current locations by ancient glacial ice sheets.

B  poles were at the equator at times in the geologic past.

C  plants lived in the tropics, but landmasses have drifted to current locations.

D  entire earth had warm, humid conditions at the time the plants were living.

E  plants probably were tolerant of both tropical and polar conditions.

A  Past glacial activity

B  The distribution of organisms

C  The fit of the continents

D  Paleomagnetic reversals

E  Matching sequences of rocks

A  Frederick Vine.

B  Harry Hess.

C  Alfred Wegener.

D  Drummond Matthews.

E  John Tuzo Wilson.

A  Glacial evidence

B  Fossil evidence

C  Continents fitting together like a puzzle piece

D  Mountain belts

E  The mechanism for the movement of the plates

A  South America

B  Africa

C  Australia

D  Europe

E  Greenland

A  Sir Edward Bullard

B  Harry Hess

C  Christopher Columbus

D  Alfred Wegener

A  Pangaea

B  Rodinia

C  Gondwana

D  Laurasia

A  Europe

B  Australia

C  South America

D  Africa

A  Asia and Greenland

B  Antarctica and North America

C  Antarctica and Asia

D  Greenland and North America

E  Greenland and Antarctica

A  250

B  200

C  350

D  300

E  400

A  North America and Africa

B  North America and South America

C  Africa and Australia

D  South America and Africa

E  Africa and Asia

A  Continental slope

B  Continental rise

C  Continental shelf

D  Shoreline

E  Continental margin

A  Rocks of varying ages found in mountain chains separated by the Atlantic Ocean indicate that they formed at different times in history.

B  Modern-day species that evolved in isolation share a common ancestor.

C  Records of glacial masses in the tropics indicate a worldwide ice age.

D  Calculations of tidal forces show that this mechanism is sufficient to cause landmasses to move.

E  Coal deposits that form in tropical swamps are absent from continents near the poles.

A  The composition of meteors from outer space. The pattern of geologically similar mountain belts on different continents. The distribution of fossils of various species.

B  Evidence of glaciers in areas that are now tropical. The pattern of geologically similar mountain belts on different continents. The distribution of fossils of various species. The way the shapes of the continents fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle

C  The way the shapes of the continents fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. The composition of meteors from outer space. The pattern of geologically similar mountain belts on different continents.

D  The composition of meteors from outer space. Evidence of glaciers in areas that are now tropical. The pattern of geologically similar mountain belts on different continents.