Unit 1, Task 1: Pangaea Puzzle (Review)

Who is credited with the idea of Continental Drift?

• Albert Einstein

• Harry Hess

• Bill Nye

• Alfred Wegener

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The large landmasses of the Earth are

• continents

• fossils

• glaciers

• plates

Which branch of science was Wegener actually certified in?

• astronomy

• ecology

• geology

• meteorology

Geology is the study of

• the Earth and what it's made of, including it's natural history.

• stars, planets, solar systems, and galaxies.

• the environment as it connects to living things.

• the atmosphere and weather.

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Meterology is the study of

• the Earth and what it's made of, including it's natural history.

• stars, planets, solar systems, and galaxies.

• the environment as it connects to living things.

• the atmosphere and weather.

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Which of the following is NOT part of the evidence used to support the Theory of Continental Drift?

• the fossil record

• rock distribution

• cryptic messages left by aliens

• the location of mountain ranges

True or False, Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift was full embraced by the scientific community of his day.

• True

• False

Wegener called his supercontinent

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Wakanda

Rigid layers of the Earth's crust that are believed to drift slowly are called

• continents

• fossils

• glaciers

• plates

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These slowly moving masses of ice provide evidence that several continents were much closer together.

• continents

• fossils

• glaciers

• plates

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