Quiz about Continents on the Move

Question 1

The presence of the same __________ on several continents supports the hypothesis of continental drift.

Accepted Answer

both fossils and rocks

Answer

fossils

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rocks

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neither fossils nor rocks

Question 2

Some early mapmakers thought that the coastline of South America matched the coastline of Asia.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 3

Scientists at the time rejected Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift because he could not explain how or why Earth's continents move.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 4

A lack of explanation for continental drift prevented many scientists from accepting that a single supercontinent called ________ once existed.

Accepted Answer

Pangaea

Answer

Glomar

Answer

Glossopteris

Answer

Wegener

Question 5

Matching ____________ on different continents are evidence for continental drift.

Accepted Answer

rock structures

Answer

river systems

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weather patterns

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wind systems

Question 6

___________ is a fossil fern that helped support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift.

Accepted Answer

Glossopteris

Answer

Gondwanaland

Answer

Kannemeyerid

Answer

Mesosaurus

Question 7

The _____________ hypothesis suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth.

Accepted Answer

continental drift

Answer

continental shelf

Answer

Pangaea

Answer

Gondwana

Question 8

All the continents once formed a supercontinent.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 9

Wegener could not explain what forces caused the continents to move.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 10

This is a picture of ___________.

Accepted Answer

Pangaea

Answer

Laurasia

Answer

Gondwana

Answer

Eurasia

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Answer

Harry Hess

Answer

Galileo

Answer

Newton

Question 12

What is this a picture of?

Accepted Answer

pangea

Answer

plate tectonics

Answer

continental drift

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glacier scaring

Question 13

What does the theory of continental drift state?

Accepted Answer

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

Answer

Continents are stationary and do not move

Answer

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

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none of the above

Question 14

What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

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glacier scars and evidence from temperature

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mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents

Question 15

Why did no one believe Wegener's thoery?

Accepted Answer

He could not explain HOW the continents moved

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He didn't have evidence

Answer

His data was wrong

Answer

He didn't use the right technology to gather data

Question 16

What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

Accepted Answer

South America and Africa

Answer

Africa and North America

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South America and Europe

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Antartica and Africa

Question 17

What is Pangaea?

Accepted Answer

the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago

Answer

the name of a German scientist

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another name for continental drift

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the name of an ancient fossil

Question 18

What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

evidence from human remains

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evidence from landforms

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evidence from fossils

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evidence from climate

Question 19

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

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Albert Einstein

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Isaac Newton

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John Dalton

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Plants and animals

Answer

Leaves and flowers

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Ice and mountains

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Dinosaurs and reptiles

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Answer

Albert Einstein

Answer

Dmitri Mendeleev

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Bill Nye

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

Continental Drift

Answer

floating continents

Answer

Plate Tectonics

Answer

convection currents

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

He had no explanation of how the continents moved

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He had no physical evidence to back up his claim.

Answer

He was not a real scientist.

Answer

The did not reject his hypothesis.

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

Pangea

Answer

South America

Answer

Atlantis

Answer

Hawaii

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

He found similar fossils on different continents that are separated by oceans.

Answer

He found an old map of the world that showed movement.

Answer

He proved his hypothesis with an experiment that measured movement.

Answer

He observed the continents moving with his own eyes.

Question 26

What did Wegener think happens during continental drift?

Accepted Answer

continents move

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continents freeze

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the mantle warms

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convection stops

Question 27

Which of the following continents were not touching in Pangaea?

Accepted Answer

North America and Australia

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South America and Africa

Answer

Antarctica and Australia

Answer

North America and Africa

Question 28

Any trace of an ancient organism that is preserved in rock is called

Accepted Answer

fossil

Answer

geode

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igneous rock

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mesosaurus

Question 29

What is this a picture of?

Accepted Answer

pangea

Answer

plate tectonics

Answer

continental drift

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glacier scaring

Question 30

What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

Accepted Answer

South America and Africa

Answer

Africa and North America

Answer

South America and Europe

Answer

Antartica and Africa

Question 31

What specific technology did Wegener use in his study?

Accepted Answer

Maps

Answer

GPS

Answer

Sonar

Answer

Radar

Question 32

What theory says the continents move around?

Accepted Answer

Continental Drift

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Tectonic plates

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Theory of Evolution

Answer

Pangaea

Question 33

Why would similar fossils be found in both South America and Africa?

Accepted Answer

The continents were once a single large land mass and now separated by the Atlantic Ocean

Answer

They walked across the ocean

Answer

Continental Drift

Question 34

What is another name for Pangaea and what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Super-continent

Answer

Tectonic Plates

Answer

Super Drift

Answer

Continental Drift

Question 35

What other evidence supports plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

Rocks found in both Africa and South America

Answer

Trash found in both Africa and South America

Answer

Fossils

Question 36

What does the shape of the continents support the theory of plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

a giant jigsaw puzzle

Answer

a puzzle

Answer

newspaper

Answer

a giant super continent

Question 37

Wegener's Continental Drift Hyphthesis

Accepted Answer

an idea that continents once formed a single landmass, broke into pieces, and drifted to their present locations

Answer

one single land mass about 245 million years ago

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the ocean that covered all the Earth except for Pangaea about 245 million years ago

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the northern land mass about 180 years ago

Question 38

Pangaea

Accepted Answer

one single land mass about 245 million years ago

Answer

the ocean that covered all the Earth except for Pangaea about 245 million years ago

Answer

the northern land mass about 180 million years ago

Answer

an idea that continents once formed a single landmass, broke into pieces, and drifted to their present locations

Question 39

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

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Answer

Harry Hess

Answer

Galileo

Answer

Newton

Question 40

What does the theory of continental drift state?

Accepted Answer

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

Answer

Continents are stationary and do not move

Answer

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

Answer

none of the above

Question 41

What is this a picture of?

Accepted Answer

pangea

Answer

plate tectonics

Answer

continental drift

Answer

glacier scaring

Question 42

According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,

Accepted Answer

the continents were once joined together in a single landmass, and these plates will continue to move.

Answer

Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses

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the continents DO NOT move

Answer

Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking

Question 43

What items were found in Antarctica that lead us to believe the climate was once much warmer? (Select 3)

Accepted Answer

Plant fossils of tropical ferns

Accepted Answer

Coal deposits that formed in tropical swamps

Accepted Answer

Animal fossils of reptiles that live in warm conditions

Answer

Mammoth fossils preserved in ice

Question 44

The Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. match up with a similar mountain ranges in northern Europe. How does this support Wegener's theory of Continental Drift?

Accepted Answer

The similarities provide evidence North America & Europe were connected when the mountains formed.

Answer

The mountains were formed after tectonic plates had moved away from each other

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Similar rock samples were found on the ocean floor and at the two mountain ranges indicating that they both formed around the same time.

Answer

This evidence does not support the theory of continental drift.

Question 45

Alfred Wegener used all of the following for evidence of his idea EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

Comparable modern weather patterns on different continents

Answer

The shapes of the continents fitting together like a puzzle

Answer

Similar fossils on different continents

Answer

Similar rock formations on different continents

Question 46

According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar fossils in South America and Africa supports which scientific idea?

Accepted Answer

South America and Africa were once connected together.

Answer

Animals easily and frequently travel from Africa to South America.

Answer

Species of animals probably traveled between continents on natural rafts (such as trees destroyed in tsunamis).

Answer

Land bridges once existed that connected the continents.

Question 47

Who suggested the Continental Drift theory?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Answer

Aldrin Weiner

Answer

Galileo Galilei

Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 48

A super continent that existed 200 million years ago was

Accepted Answer

Pangaea

Answer

Laurassia

Answer

Eurasia

Answer

Wegener

Question 49

What is represented in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Pangaea

Answer

Oceans

Answer

Continental Drift

Answer

Sea- floor spreading

Question 50

What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

Accepted Answer

Africa and South America

Answer

Antartica and Africa

Answer

Africa and North America

Answer

Asia and Africa

Question 51

What does the theory of Continental Drift state?

Accepted Answer

The continents were once joined in a super continent and have moved over time

Answer

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

Answer

Continents are stationary and do not move

Answer

None of the above

Question 52

Which pieces of evidence did Wegener use to prove Continental drift?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

The shape of the continents

Answer

Similar fossils found on separate continents

Answer

Plant fossils found in odd places

Question 53

The Theory of Continental Drift states that the continents drifted together to form Pangaea.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 54

What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

Accepted Answer

All the continents were once one continent that

broke up and drifted apart over hundreds of

millions of years

Answer

New continents are continually being created

and destroyed.

Answer

The layout of the continents is the same today

as it has always been

Answer

The continents have always been separate but

may one day drift together to form a single

continent

Question 55

Wegener's evidence supports his theory of a super continent that he named?

Accepted Answer

Pangaea

Answer

Ultima

Answer

Plate Tectonics

Answer

Continental Drift

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