Continental Drift

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

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

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

• Theory of Evolution

• Heliocentric Theory

• Geocentric Theory

• Continental Drift Theory

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

What do you call the supercontinent landmass formed million years ago?

• Pangea
• Asia
• Pantallasa
• Eurasi

What is a theory?

• An idea based on hypothesis and problems observed using five senses

• A belief, policy, or procedure that is not proposed or followed as the basis of action

• The most accepted scientific answer, based on repeated experimentation with the same outcome.

• A set of concepts that uses tests without evidences but uses the scientific method in order to prove a specific phenomena that happened on Earth or may happen to Earth

What are the three types of Evidence that supports Alfred Wegener's Theory?

• Fossils, Fish, and Land

• Sedimentary Rocks, Magma, and Climate

• Fossils, Land forms, and Climate

• Climate, Land forms, and Metamorphic rock

Where did Wegener find plant fossils that would not be able to survive the current climate?

• North America

• Antarctica

• China

• India

Which geologic feature did Africa and South America share that supported Wegener's hypothesis?

• Lakes

• islands

• Hills

• Mountain Ranges

What is the driving force behind continental drift?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conveyor belts

Originally the Continental drift theory was not well received by other scientist. Why?

• There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable.

• There was no data showing the continents ever moved.

• Wegener was unable to provide a force responsible for moving the continents.

• The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.