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

D.   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.

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

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

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

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

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

A.   Continental slope

B.   Continental rise

C.   Shoreline

D.   Continental shelf

E.   Continental margin

A.   South America and Africa

B.   North America and Africa

C.   North America and South America

D.   Africa and Asia

E.   Africa and Australia

A.   300

B.   250

C.   200

D.   350

E.   400

A.   Asia and Greenland

B.   Greenland and North America

C.   Antarctica and Asia

D.   Greenland and Antarctica

E.   Antarctica and North America

A.   Australia

B.   South America

C.   Africa

D.   Europe

A.   Rodinia

B.   Gondwana

C.   Laurasia

D.   Pangaea

A.   Sir Edward Bullard

B.   Alfred Wegener

C.   Harry Hess

D.   Christopher Columbus

A.   Australia

B.   Greenland

C.   Europe

D.   Africa

E.   South America

A.   Continents fitting together like a puzzle piece

B.   Glacial evidence

C.   The mechanism for the movement of the plates

D.   Mountain belts

E.   Fossil evidence

A.   Harry Hess.

B.   John Tuzo Wilson.

C.   Frederick Vine.

D.   Alfred Wegener.

E.   Drummond Matthews.

A.   The distribution of organisms

B.   Paleomagnetic reversals

C.   Matching sequences of rocks

D.   The fit of the continents

E.   Past glacial activity

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

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

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

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

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

A.   oceanic trenches in subduction zones

B.   edges of the deep sea floor

C.   edges at around 2,000 meters depth

D.   current shorelines

E.   the edge of the continental shelf

A.   plants and animals that live in an area.

B.   Earth's geologic history.

C.   longitude.

D.   presence or absence of glacial debris.

E.   latitude.

A.   Seafloor magnetic patterns

B.   Earthquake distribution

C.   Locations of active volcanoes

D.   Shape of continental margins

E.   Magnetic pole reversals

A.   Harry Hess

B.   Stanley Miller

C.   Drummond Matthews

D.   Frederick Vine

E.   Alfred Wegener

A.   Panthalassia

B.   Panamerica

C.   Gondwanaland

D.   Tethys Sea

E.   Pangaea

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

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

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

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

A.   Archaeopteris

B.   Mesosauras

C.   Lepidodendron

D.   Glossopteris