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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?Harry HessGalileoAlfred WegenerNewton - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this a picture of?plate tectonicscontinental driftpangeaglacier scaring
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe following are animal fossil evidences of the Continental Drift theory except?GlossopterisCynognathusLystrosaurusMesosaurus
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat discovery provided strong support for Continental Drift?GeologyElectromagnetismAstrophysicsPaleomagnetism
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is evidence that supports continental drift?the presence of penguins at both the equator and Antarcticafossils of the same plant have been found on several continentsthe presence of glacial features in Antarcticathe presence of volcanic rock in Antarctica
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the Theory of Continental Drift?
New continents are continually being created
and destroyed.
The layout of the continents is the same today
as it has always been
The continents have always been separate but
may one day drift together to form a single
continent
All the continents were once one continent that
broke up and drifted apart over hundreds of
millions of years
- 11. Multiple Choice
What do these color strips show between South America and Africa with the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
Similar cultures
Similar fossils
Similar languages
Similar weather
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat drives tectonic plate movement?gravitycoriolis effectconvection currentsthe earth's magnetic core
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