Continental Drift Quiz

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What name did Wegener give to the single large landmass composed of all continents?

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Pangaea

Front

What is the name of the theory that explains why mountain ranges in Africa and South America line up?

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continental drift theory

Front

What first caused people to consider that the continents were once one large landmass?

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continents looked like they fit together

Front

Which source of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

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fossils found on Earth

Front

Which land feature supports the theory of continental drift?

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coal fields

Front

What evidence of climate change on continents supports the theory of continental drift?

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similar coal fields on different continents

Front

Which coastlines most closely match each other and are, therefore, used as evidence to support Wegener’s theory?

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Africa and South America

Front

Which two continents contain fossils of Mesosaurus, an extinct reptile, in similar regions of Pangaea?

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Africa and South America

Front

Which three continents contain coal fields that provide evidence for continental drift?

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Antarctica, South America, and Africa

Front

On which continent were fossils of both Glossopteris and Lystrosaurus discovered?

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Antarctica