Chapter 2 Plate Tectonics

A  Archaeopteris

B  Glossopteris

C  Lepidodendron

D  Mesosauras

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

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

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

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

A  Panthalassia

B  Tethys Sea

C  Gondwanaland

D  Panamerica

E  Pangaea

A  Alfred Wegener

B  Frederick Vine

C  Stanley Miller

D  Drummond Matthews

E  Harry Hess

A  Locations of active volcanoes

B  Earthquake distribution

C  Seafloor magnetic patterns

D  Magnetic pole reversals

E  Shape of continental margins

A  Earth’s geologic history.

B  latitude.

C  longitude.

D  presence or absence of glacial debris.

E  plants and animals that live in an area.

A  oceanic trenches in subduction zones

B  the edge of the continental shelf

C  edges at around 2,000 meters depth

D  edges of the deep sea floor

E  current shorelines

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

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

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

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  Matching sequences of rocks

B  Past glacial activity

C  Paleomagnetic reversals

D  The distribution of organisms

E  The fit of the continents

A  John Tuzo Wilson.

B  Harry Hess.

C  Alfred Wegener.

D  Frederick Vine.

E  Drummond Matthews.

A  Continents fitting together like a puzzle piece

B  Glacial evidence

C  Fossil evidence

D  Mountain belts

E  The mechanism for the movement of the plates

A  Greenland

B  South America

C  Australia

D  Europe

E  Africa

A  Sir Edward Bullard

B  Alfred Wegener

C  Christopher Columbus

D  Harry Hess

A  Rodinia

B  Pangaea

C  Gondwana

D  Laurasia

A  South America

B  Africa

C  Europe

D  Australia

A  Antarctica and Asia

B  Asia and Greenland

C  Antarctica and North America

D  Greenland and Antarctica

E  Greenland and North America

A  350

B  300

C  250

D  400

E  200

A  North America and Africa

B  Africa and Australia

C  North America and South America

D  Africa and Asia

E  South America and Africa

A  Continental shelf

B  Continental rise

C  Shoreline

D  Continental margin

E  Continental slope

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

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

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

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

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. Evidence of glaciers in areas that are now tropical. The pattern of geologically similar mountain belts on different continents.