Continental Drift Theory
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Maggie Forrestal
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Science
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8th Grade
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Multiple Choice
Who is the scientist that developed the Continental Drift Theory?
Anton Wagner
Alfred Wegener
Archie Bunker
Alfonso Ribeiro
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Multiple Choice
What is the Theory of Continental Drift?
There is a gravitational force that is acting on Earth's land masses, pulling them apart at a rate of 1-2 cm per year.
The continents are located exactly where they will remain for the next 250 million years.
The Earth was once a molten mass that has since cooled and contracted, separating the continents by vast oceans.
The continents were once together in one large land mass but they have since drifted apart.
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Multiple Choice
What do you call the supercontinent landmass formed million years ago?
Pangea
Panera
Polymorphism
Palendrome
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Multiple Choice
What do you call the evidence of Wegener's Theory that tells about the remains of an organism that lived long time ago?
Bones
Folicles
Fossils
Ashes
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Multiple Choice
What type of evidence supported Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift?
Evidence of Climate C
hange
Fossils
Mountain Ranges and landforms
All of the Above
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