Drifting Continents

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What is the name of the scientist that first hypothesized that the continents all fit together and were once a single land mass? Options: Albert Einstein, Alfred Wegener, Dmitri Mendeleev, Bill Nye

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Alfred Wegener

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The idea that all the continents slowly move over Earth's Surface became known as the ____________________________

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Continental Drift

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Why did most scientists reject Wegener's hypothesis of the continental drift?

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He had no explanation of how the continents moved.

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As a continent moves toward the equator, its climate gets _________.

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warmer

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The name of the "super-continent" where all of the present continents were joined as one large continent. Options: Pangea, South America, Atlantis, Hawaii

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Pangea

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According to your book, how long ago did Pangea exist? Options: 245 million years ago, 180 million years ago, 65 million years ago, 10 million years ago

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245 million years ago

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What is one piece of evidence that caused Wegener to think that continents moved?

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He found similar fossils on different continents that are separated by oceans.

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What force causes the movement of Earth's plates?

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convection currents

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What happens during continental drift?

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continents move

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Which continents were not touching in Pangaea? Options: South America and Africa, Antarctica and Australia, North America and Africa, North America and Australia

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North America and Australia