Continental Drift Presentation and Review

Multiple Choice

Who proposed the idea that all continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea?

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pieces of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

• Fossils of the same ancient reptiles found on different continents

• Discovery of new continents

• Presence of deserts on all continents

• Modern animal migration patterns

Multiple Choice

How do the matching mountain ranges across continents support the idea of continental drift?

• They show that continents were once joined together

• They indicate similar climates

• They prove the existence of dinosaurs

• They show that continents never moved

Multiple Choice

What scientific breakthrough in the 1950s-60s helped explain how continents could move?

• Discovery of mid-ocean ridges

• Invention of the microscope

• Development of the steam engine

• Discovery of gravity

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about tectonic plates is/are correct? (Choose 2)

• Tectonic plates include both continents and ocean floors

• Tectonic plates float on the semi-liquid mantle beneath

• Tectonic plates are only found under oceans

• Tectonic plates are fixed and do not move

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes Alfred Wegener's contribution to science?

• He discovered the structure of DNA.

• He laid the foundation for understanding Earth's dynamics through his ideas, even though they were not accepted during his lifetime.

• He invented the telescope.

• He was the first to measure the speed of light.

Match

Match the following

• pangea

• Wegener

• Hess

• convection currents

"all land"

Continental Drift Theory

seafloor spreading

allows for movement of the plates

• "all land"

• Continental Drift Theory

• seafloor spreading

• allows for movement of the plates

Multiple Choice

What type of scientist was Alfred Wegener?

• Geologist

• Paleontologist

• Oceanographer

• Meteorologist

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the geologist who found the underwater mountain chains during WWII?

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

• Harry Hess

• Thomas Edison

Multiple Choice

Which scientists is credited with creating Continental Drift Theory?

• James Hutton

• Charles Lyell

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the large supercontinent that once existed?

• Gondwanaland

• Laurasia

• Eurasia

• Pangea

Multiple Choice

Which of these did NOT provide evidence to support continental drift?

• Glaciers

• Oceanic Plate Theory

• Fossils

• Rocks

Multiple Choice

What does the theory of continental drift explain?

• How continents changed over time

• layers of the earth

• how volcanoes form

• rock cycle

Multiple Choice

What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

• Africa and North America

• South America and Europe

• South America and Africa

• Antarctica and Africa

Multiple Choice

The best evidence that the continents were once connected is that they have matching...

• weather, fossils, and rock types

• coastlines, weather, and rock types

• coastlines, weather and fossils

• rock types, fossils, and coastlines

Multiple Choice

Why did other scientists have a hard time believing Wegener's theory of continental drift?

• He could not explain how the continents moved

• He didn't have enough evidence

• His evidence was wrong

• He didn't use the right technology to gather data

Multiple Choice

The Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. match up with a similar mountain range in Northern Europe. How does this support Wegener's theory of Continental Drift?

• The similarities provide evidence that North America and Europe were connected when the mountains formed.

• The similarities show that the continents must have been closer to the equator at some point in time.

• This does not provide any evidence to support his theory.