Continental Drift

Continental Drift

Multiple Select

What was so strange about the ancient fossil records? (more than one answer)

• There were pieces missing.

• They were found across several continents that are now separated by oceans.

• The animals and plants, these fossils came from, could not have swam across the oceans.

• The animals and plants, these fossils came from COULD have swam across the oceans.

Multiple Choice

What do the geological records of the rocks show?

• Greenland and the Appalachian Mountains (U.S.) have the same rock structure and organization.

• China and Greenland have the same geological rock structure and organization

• None of the countries shared any similar traits

• All of the continents had the exact SAME composition and organization of rock.

Multiple Choice

What is the name for this ancient supercontinent?

• Pan Em

• Tethys

• Tetris

• Pangea

Multiple Choice

The super ocean surrounding Panges was called the _________ Oceans.

• Pan Em

• tetris

• Tethys

• Pangean

Multiple Choice

Why was Wegener's Continental Drift Theory laughed at by the scientific community at that time?

• He said the shifting of tectonic plates shifting along the mantle was responsible.

• His sonar machine was broke

• He looked too silly in that hat on the last slide.

• He proposed the continents plowed through the ocean

Multiple Choice

The idea that the North Pole Shifted due to continents moving is called

• Polar shift

• Apparent Polar Wander

• Continental Magnetism

• Wegener awesome hat!

Multiple Choice

Bathymetry means.....

• The measuring of how clean something is.

• The measuring of rocks

• The measuring of the depths of oceans and lakes

• The geological composition of the sea floor.

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: At times in the EARTH's history, the north pole was the south pole.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Where is the youngest ocean floor rocks found?

• Along ridge crests

• Farthest away from ridge crests

• in underwater seamounts

• in abyss's

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: During the lifetime of the Earth, the north and south pole have shifted several times.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The oldest ocean rocks are found....

• farthest away from ridge crests

• at ridge crests

• in abysses

• in underwater seamounts

Multiple Choice

The youngest ocean rocks are found...

• The furthest away from ridge crests

• at ridge crests

• in abyss's

• in underwater seamounts