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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 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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What is this a picture of?plate tectonicscontinental driftpangeaglacier scaring - 4. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the Major Plate labeled BAfrican PlateAntarctic PlatePacific PlateEurasian Plate
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the Major Plate labeled IAfrican PlateAntarctic PlatePacific PlateEurasian Plate
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the Major Plate labeled NAfrican PlateAntarctic PlatePacific PlateEurasian Plate
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these explains that Earth's outer layer is broken into large slowly moving pieces?Plate Tectonic TheoryContinental Drift
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich explains that the continents were once joined together and over time they broke up and then drifted apart?Plate Tectonic TheoryContinental Drift
- 9. Multiple ChoicePangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...America, Greenland, and Europe.Antarctica, India, and America.all of Earth’s continents.South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.
- 10. Multiple ChoicePeer scientists reviewing Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift rejected his notion becauseHis evidence was too few to make a valid conclusionHe did not explain how continents move and what moves themHis evidence was not clear in showing how continents were joinedHe lied by including false evidence
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe rejection of Mr. Wegener's hypothesis teaches us thatIndirect evidence is not sufficient to prove a hypothesisDirect evidence is hard to findHypotheses are hard to proveScientists of the early 1900s were not smart enough
- 12. Multiple ChoiceEvaluating the relationship between scientific laws, theories, and hypothesis, one can sayScientific hypothesis can became lawsScientific theories can became lawsScientific laws can be changedScientific hypothesis can became theories
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