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Land, Climate, and Vegetation
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Continental drift also changed the flow of ocean currents and wind flows.
false
true
2
Continental drift proposes that there was once a "_____" called Pangaea.
continent
supercontinent
fossil
surface
3
Earthquakes occur when molten rock or magma break through earth's surface.
true
false
4
Sea life changed as new oceans were
apart
formed
adapted
5
This picture shows a
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
6
Earth's lithosphere is known as its
plates
skin
crust
7
This guy came up with the theory of Continental Drift.
Alfred Wegener
Richard Wagner
Johannes Brahms
Richard Strauss
8
Volcanoes happen when movements that bend and fold the earth's crust occur.
true
false
9
What does this show?
Plate Tectonics
Pangaea
Continental Drift
10
This picture shows what?
Convergent Boundaries
glacier scratches
Mesosaurus fossils
Transform Boundaries
11
Which of these is NOT one of the 4 layers of the earth?
inner core
magma
crust
outer core
12
As tectonic plates move, they carry the _____ along with them.
surface
continents
supercontinent
13
Transform Boundaries move horizontally, or _____ side by side.
collide
travel
come together
divide
14
This picture shows a
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
15
Life on land changed as _____ drifted apart.
continents
environments
sea life
16
What animal was this?
Mesosaurus
Cynoganthus
Lystrosaurus
17
Changes in the earth take place
not at all
slowly over time
quickly
18
Continents that are closer to the equator are warmer because the sun's rays hit them directly.
false
true
19
As _____ changed, so did the organisms.
environments
Mesosaurus
sea life
20
This picture shows a
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
21
Currently there are 12 large tectonic plates and 2 smaller ones.
false
true
22
When two continental plates come together a _____ is formed.
earthquake
mountain belt
volcano
new sea
23
This theory answers many questions about the earth's landforms.
Alfred Wegener
Transform Boundaries
plate tectonics
mountain belts
24
Divergent Boundaries move apart or
divide
travel
come together
collide
25
The earth's _____ is a thin layer like the icing on a cake.
plates
crust
skin
26
Changes in _____ led to new adaptations
climate
continents
sea life
27
The earth's crust consists of large moving slabs of rock called
plates
continents
skin
28
Convergent Boundaries come together and collide.
true
false
29
Forces inside the earth create and change ____ on the surface.
plates
mantle
landforms
30
When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate, a line of _____ is formed
volcanoes
mountains
earthquakes