What did the presence of tropical plant fossils in Greenland prove?

Greenland had to be closer to the Equator in the past

In a typical convection cell

warm air rises and cold air sinks

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1
The coastlines of which continents seemed to fit together like puzzle pieces?
North America and Australia
South America and Africa
Africa and Europe
Antarctica and Asia
2
Name that boundary
Convergent
Transform Fault
Divergent
3
The youngest ocean floor would be located at which number?
2
4
3
1
4
What did the presence of tropical plant fossils in Greenland prove?
The North Pole must have had a warmer climate in the past
Greenland had to be closer to the Equator in the past
Greenland must have been connected to Antarctica in the past
Greenland had a colder climate in the past
5
Which of the following occurs at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary?
the older ocean plate subducts
new crust is created
tall mountains form
the younger ocean plate subducts
6
Large boulders found in Africa were deposited by
continental collisions
the ocean
avalanches
glaciers
7
The Hawaiian Islands were made by which type of plate motion?
converging plates
divergent plates
hot spot
transform fault plates
8
The San Andreas Fault is an example of a:
transform fault boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
9
Which letter represents a trench?
O
L
M
N
10
How is coal formed?
From dinosaur fossils
From decayed plants
From glaciers
From natural gas
11
The scientist who hypothesized the Theory of Continental Drift was
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Issac Newton
12
Name that boundary!
Divergent
Convergent
Transform Fault
13
Where does the Mid Atlantic Ridge rise above the water?
Greenland
Iceland
Japan
Hawaii
14
These are formed when two continental plates collide
tall mountain ranges
deep ocean trenches
subduction zones
volcanoes
15
The volcanoes are being formed by which type of boundary?
continent to continent convergent
ocean to ocean convergent
continent to continent divergent
continent to ocean convergent
16
In a typical convection cell
both cold air and warm air sink
both cold air and warm air rise
warm air sinks and cold air rises
warm air rises and cold air sinks
17
The plates float on the upper part of the mantle known as the
asthenosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
biosphere
18
Most tectonic plates are made up of
continental and oceanic crust
continental crust only
oceanic crust only
19
The Mesosaurus fossil was found on the continents of
Australia and Antarctica
Africa, South America and Antarctica
South America and Africa
Africa, India and Antarctica
20
Name that boundary!
Transform Fault
Divergent
Convergent

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Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift

20 termsStudBud Administration112 plays

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Questions 20

Answers

1
The coastlines of which continents seemed to fit together like puzzle pieces?
North America and Australia
South America and Africa
Africa and Europe
Antarctica and Asia
2
Name that boundary
Convergent
Transform Fault
Divergent
3
The youngest ocean floor would be located at which number?
2
4
3
1
4
What did the presence of tropical plant fossils in Greenland prove?
The North Pole must have had a warmer climate in the past
Greenland had to be closer to the Equator in the past
Greenland must have been connected to Antarctica in the past
Greenland had a colder climate in the past
5
Which of the following occurs at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary?
the older ocean plate subducts
new crust is created
tall mountains form
the younger ocean plate subducts
6
Large boulders found in Africa were deposited by
continental collisions
the ocean
avalanches
glaciers
7
The Hawaiian Islands were made by which type of plate motion?
converging plates
divergent plates
hot spot
transform fault plates
8
The San Andreas Fault is an example of a:
transform fault boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
9
Which letter represents a trench?
O
L
M
N
10
How is coal formed?
From dinosaur fossils
From decayed plants
From glaciers
From natural gas
11
The scientist who hypothesized the Theory of Continental Drift was
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Issac Newton
12
Name that boundary!
Divergent
Convergent
Transform Fault
13
Where does the Mid Atlantic Ridge rise above the water?
Greenland
Iceland
Japan
Hawaii
14
These are formed when two continental plates collide
tall mountain ranges
deep ocean trenches
subduction zones
volcanoes
15
The volcanoes are being formed by which type of boundary?
continent to continent convergent
ocean to ocean convergent
continent to continent divergent
continent to ocean convergent
16
In a typical convection cell
both cold air and warm air sink
both cold air and warm air rise
warm air sinks and cold air rises
warm air rises and cold air sinks
17
The plates float on the upper part of the mantle known as the
asthenosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
biosphere
18
Most tectonic plates are made up of
continental and oceanic crust
continental crust only
oceanic crust only
19
The Mesosaurus fossil was found on the continents of
Australia and Antarctica
Africa, South America and Antarctica
South America and Africa
Africa, India and Antarctica
20
Name that boundary!
Transform Fault
Divergent
Convergent