Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading Quiz

What did Wegener name the large supercontinent where all the continents were joined together?

• Wegenerland

• Gondwanaland

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

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Most geologists rejected Wegener's idea of Continental Drift because _________.

• He used too many pieces of evidence to support the idea.

• He wanted to know what Earth looked like millions of years ago, which is impossible.

• He couldn't identify what would cause continents to move around.

• They were afraid of the new idea.

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Wegener used the fit of the continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

• true

• false

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Wegener used evidence of glaciers in places now too warm as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

• true

• false

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Wegener used matching matching fossils of the same organisms on different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

• true

• false

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What technology was used during WWII to detect enemy submarines and produce the first map of the seafloor?

• Sonar (Sound Waves)

• Radar

• GPS

Process by which new ocean crust forms.

• Seafloor spreading

• Continental drift

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Rift

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Undersea mountain range.

• Rift
• Mid-ocean ridge
• seafloor spreading
• Continental drift

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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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What are Mid-Ocean Ridges?

• A chain of underwater waterfalls 
• A chain of underwater volcanos
• A chain of underwater mountains
• A chain of underwater rocks

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