Chapter 2 Plate Tectonics

A  Lepidodendron

B  Archaeopteris

C  Glossopteris

D  Mesosauras

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  Panthalassia

B  Panamerica

C  Pangaea

D  Gondwanaland

E  Tethys Sea

A  Drummond Matthews

B  Harry Hess

C  Alfred Wegener

D  Stanley Miller

E  Frederick Vine

A  Seafloor magnetic patterns

B  Earthquake distribution

C  Magnetic pole reversals

D  Locations of active volcanoes

E  Shape of continental margins

A  presence or absence of glacial debris.

B  plants and animals that live in an area.

C  longitude.

D  Earth’s geologic history.

E  latitude.

A  the edge of the continental shelf

B  current shorelines

C  edges at around 2,000 meters depth

D  oceanic trenches in subduction zones

E  edges of the deep sea floor

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

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

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

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

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

A  Matching sequences of rocks

B  Paleomagnetic reversals

C  The distribution of organisms

D  Past glacial activity

E  The fit of the continents

A  Alfred Wegener.

B  John Tuzo Wilson.

C  Frederick Vine.

D  Drummond Matthews.

E  Harry Hess.

A  The mechanism for the movement of the plates

B  Glacial evidence

C  Continents fitting together like a puzzle piece

D  Fossil evidence

E  Mountain belts

A  Europe

B  Africa

C  Greenland

D  Australia

E  South America

A  Christopher Columbus

B  Harry Hess

C  Alfred Wegener

D  Sir Edward Bullard

A  Laurasia

B  Pangaea

C  Gondwana

D  Rodinia

A  South America

B  Europe

C  Africa

D  Australia

A  Greenland and North America

B  Antarctica and Asia

C  Greenland and Antarctica

D  Antarctica and North America

E  Asia and Greenland

A  300

B  200

C  350

D  400

E  250

A  Africa and Australia

B  North America and South America

C  Africa and Asia

D  North America and Africa

E  South America and Africa

A  Continental shelf

B  Continental rise

C  Continental margin

D  Continental slope

E  Shoreline

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

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

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

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

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

A  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

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  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. The pattern of geologically similar mountain belts on different continents. The distribution of fossils of various species.