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Chapter 10 Section 2 Quiz
Test Description: The Changing Continents
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Madagascar has unique species of plants and animals because
A
continent movements separated populations of organisms.
B
tectonic plate movements melted the global ice sheets.
C
it was part of both Africa and India.
D
it became attached to Africa 165 million years ago.
2) What often forms when large terranes and continents collide?
A
small coral islands.
B
cratons.
C
major mountain chains.
D
small volcanic islands.
3) Modern Climates are a result of past movements of
A
populations of organisms.
B
tectonic plates.
C
rain and snow.
D
heat in Earth's interior.
4) Panthalassa was
A
the large ocean that surrounded Pangaea.
B
one of the continents that formed from Pangaea.
C
the supercontinent that formed before Pangaea.
D
a body of water cut into the eastern edge of Pangaea.
5) North America and Eurasia were formed when a rift separated the continent of
A
Panthalassa.
B
Gondwanaland.
C
Laurasia.
D
Pangaea.
6) Process by which large land masses form and break apart over time
A
rifting
B
Pangaea
C
terrane
D
supercontinent-cycle
7) a piece of lithosphere with magnetic properties different from those of its surrounding.
A
shield
B
terrane
C
mountain
D
craton
8) a supercontinent formed about 300 million years ago
A
Rodinia
B
Gondwanaland
C
Laurasia
D
Pangaea
9) Process by which a continent breaks apart
A
colliding
B
rifting
C
tearing
D
terrane
10) single large ocean covering Earth 300 million years ago
A
Panthalassa
B
Rodinia
C
Tethys
D
Pangaea
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