Why did Wegener coin the name “Pangaea”? Explain its meaning.



What will be an ideal response?


“Pan” means all, “Gaea” or “Gaia” was Earth Mother in pre-Hellenic and later mythologies, together they mean “all Earth.”

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A. standard rain gauge B. tipping bucket rain gauge C. calibrated rain gauge D. weighing-type rain gauge

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Economic growth of most developed countries focuses on

A. controlling human population size and resource use to fall within the earth's carrying capacity. B. internalizing external costs. C. maximizing the flow of matter and energy resources. D. social and environmental indicators of quality of life. E. minimizing the flow of matter and energy resources.

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Which of the following can be the product of a neutralization reaction?

A) NaCl(aq) B) MgCl2(aq) C) Na2SO4(aq) D) any of these

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The origin of a raster is at the ______corner of the raster:

A. upper left B. lower right C. lower left D. upper right

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