Continental Drift

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

• Albert Einstein
• Alfred Wegener
• Isaac Newton
• John Dalton

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What is the theory that states that parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core.

• Theory of Evolution
• Heliocentric Theory
• Geocentric Theory
• Continental Drift Theory

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What do you call the evidence of Wegener's Theory that tells about the remains of an organism that lived long time ago?

• Ashes
• Bones
• Follicles
• Fossils

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What causes the continents to move?

• Magma
• Tectonic Plates
• Earthquake
• All of the choices

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What are the two continents the fits together based on Wegener's Theory?

• Asia and Russia
• India and Asia
• South America and Africa
• Africa and Asia

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What are the remains of organism noticed by Wegener that are found the same in two continents?

• Leaves and flowers
• Ice and mountains
• Plants and animals
• Dinosaurs and reptiles

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When did he hypothesize the Continental Drif Theory?

• 1912
• 1913
• 1914
• 1915

When was the theory widely accepted?

• 1920s
• 1930s
• 1940s
• 1950s

An enormous single large mass.

• Pannotia
• Pangaea
• Rodinia

Mesosaurus fossils are found between where?

• India
• Africa and South America
• Antartica
• Australia

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