Theory of Continental Drift

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

• Harry Hess

• Columbus

• Alfred Wegener

What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

• Africa and North America

• South America and Europe

• South America and Africa

What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• pangea

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

• glacial deposits

• fossils

• seafloor magnetic data

• rocks

The theory of continental drift named a key part of this idea Pangaea. What is Pangaea?

• One of the ancient animals that helped Wegener prove that fossils from different continents originally came from the same location

• supercontinent that existed in Earth's distant past

• The underwater ocean range in the middle of the ocean

Why was Wegener's theory not accepted?

• He had no proof of how they were moving

• He was not a scientist

• He was married

True or false. Coal found in colder climates indicate that the land used to be in a warmer climate.

• True
• False

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

The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each other

• True
• False

India, Australia, South America, and Africa all have deep grooves or scratches in rocks which is climate evidence of ....

• erosion

• dinosaurs

• glaciers