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 supercontinent landmass formed million years ago?

• Pangea
• Asia
• Pantallasa
• Eurasi

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
• Continents are stationary and do not move
• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
• none of the above

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What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

• Continents matching-up like puzzle pieces

• fossils of the same organism spread across multiple continents

• mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents

• all of the above

Why did no one believe Wegener's thoery?

• He could not explain HOW the continents moved
• He didn't have evidence
• His data was wrong
• He didn't use the right technology to gather data

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What is the force that moves the continents? 

• Conduction 
• Convection 
• Radiation 
• Conveyor belts 

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What are the two types of crust?

• continental and oceanic
• ocean and basin
• lower and upper
• thick and thin

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

• evidence from landforms
• evidence from fossils
• evidence from human remains
• evidence from climate

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The OLDEST seafloor is located? 

• Closest to the mid-ocean ridge
• Farthest from the mid-ocean ridge

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