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

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

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

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

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

A.   Continental margin

B.   Shoreline

C.   Continental rise

D.   Continental shelf

E.   Continental slope

A.   Africa and Asia

B.   North America and Africa

C.   South America and Africa

D.   Africa and Australia

E.   North America and South America

A.   250

B.   300

C.   200

D.   350

E.   400

A.   Antarctica and Asia

B.   Antarctica and North America

C.   Greenland and Antarctica

D.   Asia and Greenland

E.   Greenland and North America

A.   Australia

B.   South America

C.   Africa

D.   Europe

A.   Gondwana

B.   Rodinia

C.   Laurasia

D.   Pangaea

A.   Christopher Columbus

B.   Harry Hess

C.   Sir Edward Bullard

D.   Alfred Wegener

A.   Greenland

B.   Africa

C.   Europe

D.   Australia

E.   South America

A.   Mountain belts

B.   Glacial evidence

C.   The mechanism for the movement of the plates

D.   Continents fitting together like a puzzle piece

E.   Fossil evidence

A.   Harry Hess.

B.   Frederick Vine.

C.   John Tuzo Wilson.

D.   Alfred Wegener.

E.   Drummond Matthews.

A.   The fit of the continents

B.   The distribution of organisms

C.   Matching sequences of rocks

D.   Past glacial activity

E.   Paleomagnetic reversals

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

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

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

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

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

A.   the edge of the continental shelf

B.   oceanic trenches in subduction zones

C.   current shorelines

D.   edges of the deep sea floor

E.   edges at around 2,000 meters depth

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.   Locations of active volcanoes

B.   Seafloor magnetic patterns

C.   Shape of continental margins

D.   Earthquake distribution

E.   Magnetic pole reversals

A.   Drummond Matthews

B.   Alfred Wegener

C.   Frederick Vine

D.   Harry Hess

E.   Stanley Miller

A.   Tethys Sea

B.   Gondwanaland

C.   Panthalassia

D.   Panamerica

E.   Pangaea

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

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

A.   Lepidodendron

B.   Archaeopteris

C.   Mesosauras

D.   Glossopteris