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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA giant landmass that existed 200 million years agoWegenerPangaeaArchyopteryxAmmonite
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each otherTrueFalse
- 3. 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
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho suggested the Continental Drift theory?Aldrin WeinerAlfred WegenerGeorge WilliamsIDK 😭
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What is this a picture of?plate tectonicscontinental driftpangeaglacier scaring - 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat two specific continents fit together most noticeably?Africa and North AmericaSouth America and EuropeSouth America and AfricaAntartica and Africa
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAlfred Wegener's theory was not immediately accepted by scientists because:a. he was a meteorologistb. he was a geologistc. he could not explain how the continents movedd. both a and c
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Theory of Continental Drift states that the continents drifted together to form PangaeaTrueFalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAlfred Wegener was not taken seriously as an Earth scientist because he was a meteorologistTrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is represented by the picture?Sea-floor spreadingPangeaHow the continents are arranged todayVolcanoes
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how did Pangaea break apart
dynamite
cave men
Minecraft
continental drift theory
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?Harry HessGalileoAlfred WegenerNewton
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Pangaea?The name of a German Scientistthe name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years agoanother name for continental driftthe name of an ancient fossil
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Pangea?An ancient Mountain Range that divided AfricaA large valley where civilization began.A supercontinent where all Earth's land masses were joined.A large meteor that hit Earth and destroyed all of the dinosaurs
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