Pangea Land Masses

Using the worksheet we have about Pangea, fill in the answers according to what we have learned.

Question 1

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Which two continents have the most obvious fit?

Question 2

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Of the evidence, which is most widespread (found on the most continents)?

Question 3

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Of the evidence shown, which are geologic evidence?

Question 4

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Why is this part of a theory called ‘continental drift’?

Question 5

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Why is it interesting that we have fern fossils in Antarctica?

Question 6

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Which continents were most difficult to place? Why?

Question 7

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Why do you think the continents don’t fit together perfectly? What processes have occurred since?

Question 8

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How do you think the movement of the continents since the time of Pangea is related to a theory called ‘seafloor spreading’?

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Pangea Land Masses Rubric

· Correct answers must identify the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa as the continents with the most obvious fit.
· Correct answers must identify the glossopteris fossil as the most widespread evidence found on the most continents.
· Correct answers must list folded mountains, coal beds, and glacial deposits as examples of geologic evidence.
· Correct answers must explain that 'continental drift' refers to the movement of continents from the original supercontinent Pangea.
· Correct answers must state that finding fern fossils in Antarctica is interesting because it is now a cold, ice-covered continent, indicating it once had a warmer climate.
· Correct answers must explain that Europe and Asia are difficult to place due to their bumpy coastlines and less evidence of being part of Pangea, suggesting they were likely on the 'end'.
· Correct answers must state that the continents do not fit together perfectly due to the long time since Pangea existed and subsequent geological processes like drifting, erosion, deposition, and volcanic activities.
· Correct answers must describe how the movement of continents since the time of Pangea is related to 'seafloor spreading' by showing that the seafloor has spread to push the continents away from their original positions.

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