A.   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.

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

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

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

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

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.   Shoreline

B.   Continental margin

C.   Continental shelf

D.   Continental slope

E.   Continental rise

A.   South America and Africa

B.   Africa and Australia

C.   North America and Africa

D.   Africa and Asia

E.   North America and South America

A.   200

B.   350

C.   250

D.   300

E.   400

A.   Greenland and North America

B.   Greenland and Antarctica

C.   Antarctica and Asia

D.   Antarctica and North America

E.   Asia and Greenland

A.   Africa

B.   Australia

C.   Europe

D.   South America

A.   Pangaea

B.   Laurasia

C.   Rodinia

D.   Gondwana

A.   Harry Hess

B.   Alfred Wegener

C.   Christopher Columbus

D.   Sir Edward Bullard

A.   Greenland

B.   Australia

C.   Africa

D.   Europe

E.   South America

A.   Glacial evidence

B.   Continents fitting together like a puzzle piece

C.   The mechanism for the movement of the plates

D.   Fossil evidence

E.   Mountain belts

A.   Frederick Vine.

B.   Alfred Wegener.

C.   John Tuzo Wilson.

D.   Harry Hess.

E.   Drummond Matthews.

A.   Matching sequences of rocks

B.   The fit of the continents

C.   Past glacial activity

D.   Paleomagnetic reversals

E.   The distribution of organisms

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

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

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

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

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

A.   oceanic trenches in subduction zones

B.   current shorelines

C.   edges of the deep sea floor

D.   the edge of the continental shelf

E.   edges at around 2,000 meters depth

A.   plants and animals that live in an area.

B.   latitude.

C.   longitude.

D.   Earth's geologic history.

E.   presence or absence of glacial debris.

A.   Shape of continental margins

B.   Magnetic pole reversals

C.   Locations of active volcanoes

D.   Earthquake distribution

E.   Seafloor magnetic patterns

A.   Frederick Vine

B.   Stanley Miller

C.   Harry Hess

D.   Alfred Wegener

E.   Drummond Matthews

A.   Panthalassia

B.   Gondwanaland

C.   Pangaea

D.   Panamerica

E.   Tethys Sea

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.   Lepidodendron

B.   Glossopteris

C.   Mesosauras

D.   Archaeopteris