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