Moving Continents

Moving Continents

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Science

7th Grade

Practice Problem

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.

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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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