Chapter 2 Plate Tectonics

A  Mesosauras

B  Archaeopteris

C  Glossopteris

D  Lepidodendron

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

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

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

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

A  Panamerica

B  Gondwanaland

C  Panthalassia

D  Pangaea

E  Tethys Sea

A  Alfred Wegener

B  Frederick Vine

C  Drummond Matthews

D  Stanley Miller

E  Harry Hess

A  Shape of continental margins

B  Locations of active volcanoes

C  Magnetic pole reversals

D  Seafloor magnetic patterns

E  Earthquake distribution

A  plants and animals that live in an area.

B  Earth’s geologic history.

C  latitude.

D  presence or absence of glacial debris.

E  longitude.

A  oceanic trenches in subduction zones

B  edges at around 2,000 meters depth

C  current shorelines

D  the edge of the continental shelf

E  edges of the deep sea floor

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

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

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

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

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

A  Past glacial activity

B  Paleomagnetic reversals

C  Matching sequences of rocks

D  The distribution of organisms

E  The fit of the continents

A  Alfred Wegener.

B  Frederick Vine.

C  Drummond Matthews.

D  Harry Hess.

E  John Tuzo Wilson.

A  Glacial evidence

B  Fossil evidence

C  The mechanism for the movement of the plates

D  Mountain belts

E  Continents fitting together like a puzzle piece

A  South America

B  Australia

C  Europe

D  Africa

E  Greenland

A  Alfred Wegener

B  Harry Hess

C  Christopher Columbus

D  Sir Edward Bullard

A  Rodinia

B  Gondwana

C  Laurasia

D  Pangaea

A  Africa

B  Europe

C  South America

D  Australia

A  Asia and Greenland

B  Greenland and Antarctica

C  Antarctica and Asia

D  Greenland and North America

E  Antarctica and North America

A  400

B  250

C  300

D  200

E  350

A  Africa and Australia

B  Africa and Asia

C  North America and Africa

D  North America and South America

E  South America and Africa

A  Continental shelf

B  Continental margin

C  Continental slope

D  Shoreline

E  Continental rise

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

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

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

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

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

A  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.

B  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.

C  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

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