Why was the discovery of different fossils so important?

It meant that the Pangea was once connected

When did the Pangea start to break apart?

During the middle of the Jurassic Period

A supercontinent that includes all landmasseson Earth

What is a Cartologist?

A map maker who creates different types of maps

What is a Continental Drift?

The movement of land on Earth separates.

How was the climate in the Pangea?

The climate was drier and hotter

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1
In the past which country was a continent?
Iran
India
Germany
China
2
What does the word Pangea mean?
Earth
Supercontinent
The World
All Lands
3
Who discovered the Pangea?
Lauresia
Alfred Wegener
Gondwana
Edward Seuss
4
A land brige existed between what continents?
Africa and North America
South America and India
Australia and Antartica
All continents
5
When the continents smashed together what did they form?
Prairies
Oceans
Grasslands
Mountains
6
What letter in the alphabet is the Pangea compared too?
C
G
O
U
7
The process of breaking up rifts is called?
Drifting
Rifting
Rafting
Cliffs
8
Why was the discovery of different fossils so important?
It meant that the Pangea was once connected
We learn about the different types of dinosaurs
We learn about the different types of plants
We learned about the soil and climate of the continents
9
During which era did the Pangea exist?
Dinosaur Age
Bronze Age
Stone Age
Ice Age
10
When rifts formed between Africa, Antartica and Australia which ocean formed?
Gulf of Mexico
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
11
What did scientists believe is the reason the Pangea separated?
Climate
Plate Tectonics
Land Bridge
A volcano eruption
12
How long ago was the Pangea formed?
100 million years ago
335 million years ago
50,000 years ago
20,000 years ago
13
When North America separated from Africa what ocean formed?
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
14
When did the Pangea start to break apart?
It occured during the Ice Age
During the middle of the Jurassic Period
Mezosic Period
During the beginning of the Triassic Period
15
What was the Pangea shaped like?
An island
A puzzle
Fossils
Dinosaurs
16
Which scientist found the same type of fossils in opposite parts of the world?
Alfred Wegner
None of the Above
Charles Darwin
Edward Seuss
17
What is a pangea?
A supercontinent that includes all landmasseson Earth
The Earth
An imaginary line that encircles the middle of the Earth
Shows the four main cardinal directions
18
What is a Cartologist?
Someone who designs the globe
A person whom follows directions on a map
A map maker who creates different types of maps
The division of Earth into halves
19
How many oceans bordered the Pangea?
2
4
1
5
20
What is a Continental Drift?
The continents maintain together
A climate change that occurs suddenly
Both A & C
The movement of land on Earth separates.
21
How many continents exist today?
7
5
8
6
22
How was the climate in the Pangea?
The climate was sunny and rainy
The climate was drier and hotter
The climate was cold and dry
The climate was neither hot nor cold

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Pangea

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Pangea

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Questions 22

Answers

1
In the past which country was a continent?
Iran
India
Germany
China
2
What does the word Pangea mean?
Earth
Supercontinent
The World
All Lands
3
Who discovered the Pangea?
Lauresia
Alfred Wegener
Gondwana
Edward Seuss
4
A land brige existed between what continents?
Africa and North America
South America and India
Australia and Antartica
All continents
5
When the continents smashed together what did they form?
Prairies
Oceans
Grasslands
Mountains
6
What letter in the alphabet is the Pangea compared too?
C
G
O
U
7
The process of breaking up rifts is called?
Drifting
Rifting
Rafting
Cliffs
8
Why was the discovery of different fossils so important?
It meant that the Pangea was once connected
We learn about the different types of dinosaurs
We learn about the different types of plants
We learned about the soil and climate of the continents
9
During which era did the Pangea exist?
Dinosaur Age
Bronze Age
Stone Age
Ice Age
10
When rifts formed between Africa, Antartica and Australia which ocean formed?
Gulf of Mexico
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
11
What did scientists believe is the reason the Pangea separated?
Climate
Plate Tectonics
Land Bridge
A volcano eruption
12
How long ago was the Pangea formed?
100 million years ago
335 million years ago
50,000 years ago
20,000 years ago
13
When North America separated from Africa what ocean formed?
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
14
When did the Pangea start to break apart?
It occured during the Ice Age
During the middle of the Jurassic Period
Mezosic Period
During the beginning of the Triassic Period
15
What was the Pangea shaped like?
An island
A puzzle
Fossils
Dinosaurs
16
Which scientist found the same type of fossils in opposite parts of the world?
Alfred Wegner
None of the Above
Charles Darwin
Edward Seuss
17
What is a pangea?
A supercontinent that includes all landmasseson Earth
The Earth
An imaginary line that encircles the middle of the Earth
Shows the four main cardinal directions
18
What is a Cartologist?
Someone who designs the globe
A person whom follows directions on a map
A map maker who creates different types of maps
The division of Earth into halves
19
How many oceans bordered the Pangea?
2
4
1
5
20
What is a Continental Drift?
The continents maintain together
A climate change that occurs suddenly
Both A & C
The movement of land on Earth separates.
21
How many continents exist today?
7
5
8
6
22
How was the climate in the Pangea?
The climate was sunny and rainy
The climate was drier and hotter
The climate was cold and dry
The climate was neither hot nor cold