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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho is the German Scientist that came up with the theory of the Continental Drift?Albert EinsteinMs. StukelGalileoAlfred Wegener
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the three types of Evidence that supports Alfred Wegener's Theory?Fossils, Fish, and LandSedimentary, Magma, and ClimateFossils, Land forms, and ClimateClimate, Land forms, and Metamorphic rock
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhere did Wegener find plant fossils that today would not be able to survive on that type of land?North AmericaAntarcticaChinaIndia
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen Wegener looked at maps he noticed Africa and South America ____________ lined up.LakesislandsHillsMountain Ranges
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the force that moves the continents?ConductionConvectionRadiationConveyor belts
- 6. Multiple ChoiceOriginally the Continental drift theory was not well received by other scientist. Why?There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable.There was no data showing the continents ever moved.The scientists did not know the force responsible for moving the continents.The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.
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This 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 - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this a picture of?plate tectonicscontinental driftpangeaglacier scaring
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle piecesglacier scars and other climate evidence from temperaturemountain ranges and rocks line up across continentsall of the above
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe following are animal fossil evidences of the Continental Drift theory except?GlossopterisCynognathusLystrosaurusMesosaurus
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