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What is this a picture of?plate tectonicscontinental driftpangeaglacier scaring - 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat evidence did Wegener use in his theory?Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle piecesglacier scars and evidence from temperaturemountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continentsall of the above
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat two specific continents fit together most noticeably?Africa and North AmericaSouth America and EuropeSouth America and AfricaAntartica and Africa
- 6. 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
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?Harry HessGalileoAlfred WegenerNewton
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy did no one believe Wegener's thoery?He could not explain HOW the continents movedHe didn't have evidenceHis data was wrongHe didn't use the right technology to gather data
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmassesthe continents DO NOT moveEarth is slowly cooling and shrinkingthe continents were once joined together in a single landmass
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Pangaea?the name of a German scientistthe name of the super-continent that existed millions of years agoanother name for continental driftthe name of an ancient fossil
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?evidence from landformsevidence from fossilsevidence from human remainsevidence from climate
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMost geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift because...it did not agree with their current theoryWegener was interested in what Earth was like millions of years agoWegener used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesisWegener could not identify the force that moved the continents
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?Albert EinsteinAlfred WegenerIsaac NewtonJohn Dalton
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two continents the fits together based on Wegener's Theory?Asia and RussiaIndia and AsiaSouth America and AfricaAfrica and Asia
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the remains of organism noticed by Wegener that are found the same in two continents?Leaves and flowersIce and mountainsPlants and animalsDinosaurs and reptiles
- 16. 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
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich 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 hemisphereFossils of tropical plants found in AntarticaVolcanoes encircling Pacific OceanMajor rivers from deltas from continental erosion
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat could Wegener not correctly explain about his theory of continental drift?Connection of fossilsRock types aligningWhat it feels like to be in a weather balloon for 52 hoursThe force responsible for the continents moving
- 19. 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
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWegener's evidence supports his theory of a super continent that he named?UltimaPangaeaPlate TectonicsContinental Drift
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Pangaea?an icy sheet which covered many continentsfossil of a fern found on many continentsa mountain belt connecting many continentsa super continent that contained all the continents
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe following are animal fossil evidences of the Continental Drift theory except?GlossopterisCynognathusLystrosaurusMesosaurus
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat countries were once "together"?South America & AfricaAfrica & AustraliaAntartica & South America
- 24. Multiple ChoiceMesosaurus fossils are found between where?IndiaAfrica and South AmericaAntarticaAustralia
- 25. Multiple ChoiceCynognathus fossils are found between where?IndiaAfrica and South AmericaAntarticaSouth America only
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAlfred Wegener used all of the following for evidence of his theory except...The shapes of the continents fitting together like a puzzleSimilar fossils on different continentsComparable weather patterns on different continentsSimilar rock formations on different continents
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?The shape of the continentsSimilar fossils found on separate continentsTree fossils found in odd placesAll of the above
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat evidence did Wegener make use of to develop the theory of continental drift?Mountains in North America appear to be part of the same chain of mountains as those in Northern Europe.Similar fossils were found on different continents.Warm climate fossils were found on AntarcticaAll of the above
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