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- 1. Multiple Choice
When was the theory widely accepted?1920s1930s1940s1950s - 2. Multiple ChoiceWho is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?Harry HessGalileoAlfred WegenerNewton
- 3. Multiple Choice
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces
glacier scars and other climate evidence
mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents
all of the above
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat two specific continents fit together most noticeably?Africa and North AmericaSouth America and EuropeSouth America and AfricaAntartica and Africa
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe thinnest layer of the Earth is?MantleLithosphereAthenosphereCrust
- 6. Multiple ChoiceLetter C is pointing to the ...crustmantleinner coreouter core
- 7. Multiple ChoiceLetter D is pointing to the ...crustmantleinner coreouter core
- 8. Multiple ChoiceLetter B is pointing to the ...crustmantleinner coreouter core
- 9. Multiple ChoiceLetter A is pointing to the ...crustmantleinner coreouter core
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAs you travel from the crust to the inner core, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?The would all increaseThe would all decrease.They would stay the same.Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did Alfred Wegener create his theory?1912196019451512
- 12. Multiple Choice
Fossils on which continent show that it used to support forests with plant life and animal life?
Antarctica
India
North America
Africa
- 13. Multiple Choice
Wegener thought that all the continents were once together in one large continent called _______.
Laurasia
Eurasia
Pangaea
Gondwana
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWas continental drift accepted in Wegener's lifetime?YesNo
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy did no one believe Wegener's theory?He could not explain HOW the continents moved.He was a meteorologist and not a geologist.His evidence was not supporting the hypothesis.He didn't use the right technology to gather data.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThis is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa. What are these evidence for?Africa has always been near the equatorAfrica was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climateThe continents have not movedsea floor spreading
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the theory of continental drift state?The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over timeContinents are stationary and do not moveThe Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currentsnone of the above
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat specific technology did Wegener use in his study?GPSSonarRadarMaps
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow long ago is Pangea believed to have existed?200-300 million years ago1000-2000 years ago10,000-20,000 years ago20-30 billion years ago
- 20. Multiple Choice
What do you call the northern part of Pangaea after it moved million years ago?
Russia
Asia
Laurasia
Gondwana
- 21. Multiple Choice
It is the southern part of Pangaea.
Laurasia
Gondwana
South America
South Africa
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe best evidence that the continents were once connected is that they have matchingWeather, fossils, and Rock TypesRock types, fossils, coastlinesCoastlines, weather, rock typesCoastlines, weather, fossils
- 23. Multiple ChoiceOf the following statements, which best supports the continental drift theory?All oceans are saltyIgneous rocks are found on all continentsFossils of the same species of extinct land plants have been found in both South America and AfricaEarly humans migrated to North America over a land bridge from eastern Asia
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best evidence that Earth's continents were once in vastly different positions than they are today?
Penguins only found in southern hemisphere
Fossils of tropical plants found in Antarctica
Volcanoes encircling Pacific Ocean
Major rivers from deltas from continental erosion
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich evidence was not used by Wegener to support his continental drift theory?South America & Africa coastlinesCoal beds in Antarctica & BritainPlant & reptile fossilsEarthquake patterns
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe following are animal fossil evidences of the Continental Drift theory except?GlossopterisCynognathusLystrosaurusMesosaurus
- 27. Multiple Choice
Mesosaurus fossils are found between where?
Africa and India
Africa and South America
Antarctica and Australia
India and Antarctica
- 28. Multiple Choice
Glossopteris fossils are found between where?
South America and Africa
Antarctica and Australia
Africa and India
All of them
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