Pangaea
Across
- 1. the theory that earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
- 3. A fossil reptile of the Mesozoic era, often reaching an enormous size.
- 5. relating to or denoting the second period of the Mesozoic era, between the Triassic and Cretaceous periods.
- 6. an island country in the southern hemisphere.
- 7. a time when Earth was very cold and large areas were covered by glaciers.
- 10. a large,unbroken area of land.
- 13. a continent around the south pole which is mainly cold.
- 14. the theory that the continents are moving very slowly.
- 15. a continent in the northern hemisphere separated from Africa on the south by the Mediterranean sea.
- 17. a game,toy,or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.
- 18. The largest continent in the world lying entirely north of the equator.
- 19. proposed the continental drift theory in 1912.
Down
- 2. a continent comprising the southern half of the American landmass, connected to North America.
- 4. a continent comprising the northern half of American landmass connected to South America
- 6. the second largest continent & a southward projection of the old world landmass.
- 8. an ancient supercontinent that scientists believe existed from about 200 to 300 million years ago.
- 9. the remains,traces,or imprint of an ancient living thing preserved in rock.
- 11. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
- 12. a large slowly moving body of snow and ice.
- 16. a single landmass that includes two or more continents.