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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the scientist that first hypothesized that the continents all fit together and were once a single land mass.Albert EinsteinAlfred WegenerDmitri MendeleevBill Nye
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that all the continents slowly move over Earth's Surface became known as the ____________________________floating continentsPlate Tectonicsconvection currentsContinental Drift
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy did most scientist reject Wegener's hypothesis of the continental drift?He had no physical evidence to back up his claim.He had no explanation of how the continents movedHe was not a real scientist.The did not reject his hypothesis.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAs a continent moves toward the equator, its climate gets _________.warmerdryercolderdarker
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe name of the "super-continent" where all of the present continents were joined as one large continent.PangeaSouth AmericaAtlantisHawaii
- 6. Multiple ChoiceTheories differ greatly regarding Pangea. According to your book, how long ago did Pangea exist?245 million years ago180 million years ago65 million years ago10 million years ago
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one piece of evidence that caused Wegener to think that continents moved?He found an old map of the world that showed movement.He found similar fossils on different continents that are separated by oceans.He proved his hypothesis with an experiment that measured movement.He observed the continents moving with his own eyes.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat force causes the movement of Earth's plates?convection currentspressuresound wavescooling
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Wegener think happens during continental drift?continents movecontinents freezethe mantle warmsconvection stops
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following continents were not touching in Pangaea?South America and AfricaAntarctica and AustraliaNorth America and AfricaNorth America and Australia
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAny trace of an ancient organism that is preserved in rock is calledfossilgeodeigneous rockmesosaurus
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What is this a picture of?plate tectonicscontinental driftpangeaglacier scaring - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat two specific continents fit together most noticeably?Africa and North AmericaSouth America and EuropeSouth America and AfricaAntartica and Africa
- 14. 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
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat specific technology did Wegener use in his study?GPSSonarRadarMaps
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