Wegner and Continental Drift

Wegner and Continental Drift

By Mollie Adams

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scientists put forth the Continental Drift Theory?

• Wegener

• Hess

• Einstein

• Churchill

Multiple Choice

Originally, the Continental Drift Theory was not well received by other scientists. Why?

• There was a competing theory at the time that was easier to believe.

• There was no data that showed the continents ever moved.

• The scientists didn't know the force responsible for moving the continents.

• The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.

Multiple Choice

These 3 animals above represent what type of evidence that the continents actually moved.

• Zoological evidence

• Glacial evidence

• Evidence of climate change

• Fossil evidence

Open Ended

Explain how this picture supports the Continental Drift Theory.

Open Ended

What was Pangaea?

Multiple Choice

Which of these terms means scratches in rocks caused by glaciers?

• Striations

• Stripes

• Stratosphere

• Stretch marks

Multiple Choice

What is the force that moves the continents?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conveyor belts