
Moving Continents
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Science
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7th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The presence of the same __________ on several continents supports the hypothesis of continental drift.
Back
both fossils and rocks
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Did some early mapmakers think that the coastline of South America matched the coastline of Asia?
Back
False
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why did scientists at the time reject Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
Back
He could not explain how or why Earth's continents move.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A lack of explanation for continental drift prevented many scientists from accepting that a single supercontinent called ________ once existed.
Back
Pangaea
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Matching ____________ on different continents are evidence for continental drift. Options: river systems, rock structures, weather patterns, wind systems
Back
rock structures
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
___________ is a fossil fern that helped support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift.
Back
Glossopteris
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Wegener believed that the continents were assembled as part of a supercontinent about ________ years ago.
Back
250 million
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