Drifting Continents

What is the name of the scientist that first hypothesized that the continents all fit together and were once a single land mass.  

• Albert Einstein 
• Alfred Wegener
• Dmitri Mendeleev
• Bill Nye

The idea that all the continents slowly move over Earth's Surface became known as the ____________________________

• floating continents 
• Plate Tectonics
• convection currents
• Continental Drift

Why did most scientist reject Wegener's hypothesis of the continental drift?

• He had no physical evidence to back up his claim.
• He had no explanation of how the continents moved
• He was not a real scientist.
• The did not reject his hypothesis.

As a continent moves toward the equator, its climate gets _________.  

• warmer
• dryer
• colder
• darker

The name of the "super-continent" where all of the present continents were joined as one large continent. 

• Pangea
• South America
• Atlantis
• Hawaii

Theories differ greatly regarding Pangea.  According to your book, how long ago did Pangea exist?

• 245 million years ago
• 180 million years ago
• 65 million years ago
• 10 million years ago

What is one piece of evidence that caused Wegener to think that continents moved?

• He found an old map of the world that showed movement.
• He found similar fossils on different continents that are separated by oceans.
• He proved his hypothesis with an experiment that measured movement.
• He observed the continents moving with his own eyes.

What force causes the movement of Earth's plates?

• convection currents
• pressure
• sound waves
• cooling

What did Wegener think happens during continental drift?

• continents move
• continents freeze
• the mantle warms
• convection stops

Which of the following continents were not touching in Pangaea?

• South America and Africa
• Antarctica and Australia
• North America and Africa
• North America and Australia