Alfred Wegner

German Scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift. 

• Copernicus
• Hess
• Ptolemy
• Wegener

German Scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift. 

• Copernicus
• Hess
• Ptolemy
• Wegener

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent? 

• Supreme Continent
• Eurasia
• Plate tectonics
• Pangea

Which of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle?

• inner core
• outer core
• lithosphere
• mesosphere

What is the theory that accurately explains how continents drifted away?

• Continental Drift
• Mid-Ocean Ridging
• Plate Tectonics
• Sea-Floor Spreading

Harry Hess used what kind of technology to map the bottom of the ocean?

• Boat
• Meter Stick
• Radar
• Sonar

Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

• submarine zone
• divergence zone
• subduction zone
• lower zone

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess
• Alfredo Sauce
• Alfred Wegener
• Alfred the Butler

Why did no one believe Wegener's theory?

• He could not explain HOW the continents moved.
• He was a meteorologist and not a geologist.
• His evidence was not supporting the hypothesis.
• He didn't use the right technology to gather data.