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