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

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

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

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

A.   Continental rise

B.   Shoreline

C.   Continental shelf

D.   Continental slope

E.   Continental margin

A.   North America and South America

B.   North America and Africa

C.   South America and Africa

D.   Africa and Asia

E.   Africa and Australia

A.   250

B.   400

C.   200

D.   300

E.   350

A.   Asia and Greenland

B.   Greenland and Antarctica

C.   Antarctica and Asia

D.   Antarctica and North America

E.   Greenland and North America

A.   Africa

B.   South America

C.   Australia

D.   Europe

A.   Pangaea

B.   Laurasia

C.   Gondwana

D.   Rodinia

A.   Sir Edward Bullard

B.   Harry Hess

C.   Christopher Columbus

D.   Alfred Wegener

A.   South America

B.   Greenland

C.   Europe

D.   Africa

E.   Australia

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.   Alfred Wegener.

B.   Drummond Matthews.

C.   Frederick Vine.

D.   Harry Hess.

E.   John Tuzo Wilson.

A.   The fit of the continents

B.   Matching sequences of rocks

C.   Paleomagnetic reversals

D.   The distribution of organisms

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

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

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

A.   edges at around 2,000 meters depth

B.   current shorelines

C.   edges of the deep sea floor

D.   oceanic trenches in subduction zones

E.   the edge of the continental shelf

A.   longitude.

B.   plants and animals that live in an area.

C.   presence or absence of glacial debris.

D.   Earth's geologic history.

E.   latitude.

A.   Magnetic pole reversals

B.   Seafloor magnetic patterns

C.   Locations of active volcanoes

D.   Earthquake distribution

E.   Shape of continental margins

A.   Frederick Vine

B.   Drummond Matthews

C.   Harry Hess

D.   Alfred Wegener

E.   Stanley Miller

A.   Pangaea

B.   Panthalassia

C.   Gondwanaland

D.   Panamerica

E.   Tethys Sea

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

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

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

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

A.   Lepidodendron

B.   Glossopteris

C.   Archaeopteris

D.   Mesosauras