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What type of boundary is this?
convergent
divergent
transform
What type of boundary is this?
convergent
transform
divergent
What type of boundary is this?
convergent
divergent
transform
What evidence was NOT used by Wegener as proof of continental drift?
land features
erosion
climate
fossils
What is a plate boundary where both plates move away from each other?
divergent
plate
convergent
transform
According to Wegener's theory of continental drift,
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
the continents do not drift
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have slowly moved.
What is Pangea?
the name of a German scientist
the name of a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
another name for continental drift
the name of an ancient fossil
What is a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other?
transform
convergent
divergent
What is Wegener's idea that continents are slowly moving over Earth's surface called?
divergence
faults
plates
continental drift
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by
conduction
earthquakes
convection currents in the mantle
Earth's magnetic field
Pangaea is a theory where all continents began as
one big country
one big continent
Type of rock made from the cooling and hardening of magma or lava; Derived from the Latin word meaning fire**most common on the surface**
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Coal
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