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What was the name of the single large continent that existed millions of years ago?
Panthalassa
Pangaea
Gondwana
Pangaea Ultima
Which two continents' coastlines fit together like puzzle pieces?
Asia and Australia
South America and Africa
North America and Europe
Antarctica and Australia
How long did it take for the original supercontinent to break apart?
140 million years
200 million years
300 million years
65 million years
What causes the tectonic plates to move and create earthquakes?
The gradual movement of the platesat a rate of 10 cm p. year
All of the above
The hot melted rock under the Earth's crust
The water from the oceans filling the gaps between the plate
Which new supercontinent are scientists predicting will form in the future ?
Panthalassa
Pangaea
Gondwana
Pangaea Ultima
How did scientists find out that the continents were once joined together?
By looking at maps and drawings made by the first human bein
By studying the fossils and the plants and animals
By analysing the hot melted rock under Earth's atmosphere
By observing how tectonic plates move now
What kind of organisms lived on the original supercontinent before human evolved?
Fish
Mammals
Dinosaurs
Early Humans
What is the meaning of the Ancient Greek Word "Pangaea"?
Tectonic Plates
Melted Rock
Whole Earth
Geological Period
Which of the following sentences are NOT correct?
The Earth's crust is made up of many separate tectonic plate
Tectonic plates float on top of hot melted rock
The Earth's inner part is completely solid (not liquid)
Tectonic plate movements cause earthquakes
Flora refers to all animals of a region
False
True
Fauna refers to all animals of a region
True
False
Scientists believe that in 250 million years the continents will crush again and we will have one enormous supercontinent? True or False?
TRUE
What clue did scientist have that North America and Europe were one?
They shared they same flora and fauna
