Continental Drift Theory

What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

• Africa and North America
• South America and Europe
• South America and Africa
•  Antartica and Africa

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

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics
• continental drift
• pangea
• glacier scaring

Which type of information was NOT collected by Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

• glacial deposits
•  fossils
• seafloor magnetic data
• rocks

Why was Wegener's theory not accepted?

• He had no proof of how they were moving
• He had no evidence
• He was married
• He was not a Scientist

What evidence did Wegener have for his theory of continental drift?

• He had no good evidence.
• He knew that plant and animal fossils as well as rock layers matched up in South America and Africa.
• He explained how the continents moved

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

What is the force that moves the continents? 

• 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. 
• The scientists did not know the force responsible for moving the continents. 
• The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.  

What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?

• Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces 
• glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature
• mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents
• all of the above