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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe German scientist who first proposed the Theory of Continental Drift 100 years ago?Harry HessPenny PangeaAlfred WegenerGary Gondwana
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAll of the continents were once part of one large continent called...PanaceaPangeaNorth AmericaGondwana
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe continents move very slowly, only a few __________per year.meterskilometerscentimetersmiles
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe east coast of South America seems to fit into the wet coast of Africa, this evidence for Continental Drift is called...fit/shape of continentsfossil evidencegeologic evidenceclimate evidence
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIndia, Australia, South America, and Africa all have deep grooves or scratches in rocks which is climate evidence of ....erosiondinosaursglaciersaliens
- 6. Multiple Choice
Another piece of evidence in the theory of Continental Drift is __________ evidence of a giant fern named Glossopteris.
geologic
fit/shape
glacial
fossil/climate
- 7. Multiple ChoiceGlossopteris grew in warm, swampy areas proving Antarctica used to have a ________________climate.warm and wethot and drycold and icytemperate
- 8. Multiple Choice
Because Glossopteris seeds cannot travel across the ocean and grow in warm, swampy climates, these fossils are evidence of ...
Pangea existing
Continental Drift
changing climates
all of the above
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWegner's geologic evidence for Continental Drift comes from the Caledonian and Appalachian mountains which are made of the same __________ and are the same ________.rock; treesvolcanic rock; ageoceanic rock; agevolcanic rock; size
- 10. Multiple ChoiceScientists did not believe Wegner's theory because Continental Drift is a slow process and there is no explanation for...how to measure the continents.how the continents move.Wegener being a silly man.Antarctica having fern fossils.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Wegner used the following as pieces of evidence...
fit/shape of continents
geologic and fossil
climate
all of the above
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