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Earth's History: Continental Drift & Pangea

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1
Which puts the layers of the earth in proper order outside to inside?
Lithosphere Asthenosphere Mesosphere Outer Core Inner Core
Inner Core Outer Core Mesophere Asthenosphere Lithosphere
Lithosphere Mesosphere Asthenosphere Outer Core Inner Core
Asthenosphere Lithosphere Mesophere Outer Core Inner Core
2
What layer of the earth are the tectonic plates made out of?
Mesophere
Atmosphere
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
3
Which of the following was not evidence for the super-continent?
shape of the continents
mountain ranges that line up
weather patterns
fossils found on different coasts
4
Which puts the layers of the earth in proper order inside to out?
mantle, core, crust
core, mantle, crust
crust, mantle, core
crust, core, mantle
5
Why was that guy with the German sounding name not taken seriously?
His evidence was larger in the Southern Hemisphere
He had no good explanation of why
He was a meteorologist
Um, all of these
6
Which is a destructive force?
mountain building
succession
weathering
volcanic island formation
7
Who's the guy that came up with continental drift theory?
Wegener
#&$(* seriously Mr. C? I have to be able to spell German?
Wagner
Wegner
8
Which is a constructive force?
Politics
volcanic island formation
Pangea
subduction
9
The continents are really moving due to:
plate tectonics
wind
centrifugal pseudoforce
convection currents in the mantle
10
The super-continent hypothesized was called:
Gondwanaland
Pangea
Rodinia
Vendien