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.

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

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

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

A.   Continental rise

B.   Continental shelf

C.   Shoreline

D.   Continental margin

E.   Continental slope

A.   North America and South America

B.   Africa and Asia

C.   South America and Africa

D.   North America and Africa

E.   Africa and Australia

A.   350

B.   200

C.   400

D.   250

E.   300

A.   Antarctica and Asia

B.   Greenland and North America

C.   Asia and Greenland

D.   Antarctica and North America

E.   Greenland and Antarctica

A.   South America

B.   Australia

C.   Africa

D.   Europe

A.   Pangaea

B.   Rodinia

C.   Laurasia

D.   Gondwana

A.   Sir Edward Bullard

B.   Harry Hess

C.   Alfred Wegener

D.   Christopher Columbus

A.   South America

B.   Europe

C.   Greenland

D.   Africa

E.   Australia

A.   Continents fitting together like a puzzle piece

B.   The mechanism for the movement of the plates

C.   Glacial evidence

D.   Fossil evidence

E.   Mountain belts

A.   Drummond Matthews.

B.   Alfred Wegener.

C.   John Tuzo Wilson.

D.   Harry Hess.

E.   Frederick Vine.

A.   Paleomagnetic reversals

B.   Past glacial activity

C.   Matching sequences of rocks

D.   The distribution of organisms

E.   The fit of the continents

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

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

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

A.   edges at around 2,000 meters depth

B.   the edge of the continental shelf

C.   current shorelines

D.   edges of the deep sea floor

E.   oceanic trenches in subduction zones

A.   plants and animals that live in an area.

B.   longitude.

C.   presence or absence of glacial debris.

D.   latitude.

E.   Earth's geologic history.

A.   Shape of continental margins

B.   Magnetic pole reversals

C.   Earthquake distribution

D.   Seafloor magnetic patterns

E.   Locations of active volcanoes

A.   Frederick Vine

B.   Drummond Matthews

C.   Alfred Wegener

D.   Harry Hess

E.   Stanley Miller

A.   Panamerica

B.   Panthalassia

C.   Gondwanaland

D.   Tethys Sea

E.   Pangaea

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

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

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

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

A.   Glossopteris

B.   Mesosauras

C.   Lepidodendron

D.   Archaeopteris