Continental Drift Review!

Why was Wegener's theory rejected?

• he really was a crazy little man

• he found evidence of matching fossils, land formations and climate evidence

• he could not identify the cause behind continental drift

• he did not have the support of his fellow scientists

What was the name of the supercontinent?

• Panorama

• Pangea

• Panamerican

• Wegener

What is the theory that continents were all once together and have drifted apart?

• american movement

• continental plates

• continental drift

• memorial drift

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What was Wegener's hypothesis?

• all continents are joined in a single landmass as they have been for a long time

• all continents are situated as they have been forever

• all continents were far apart and have joined into a single landmass

• all continents were joined in a single landmass and have drifted apart

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Mountain ranges on different continents being the same age, type and structure is

• matching fossil evidence

• matching land formation evidence

• climate change evidence

• memorial movement evidence

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This picture is an example of which type of evidence?

• matching fossil

• matching land formation

• climate change

• memorial movement

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Which is the best statement for fossil evidence?

• Lystrosaurus fossils found on same continent, many places

• Lystrosaurus fossils found on several continents and they could swim in fresh water

• Lystrosaurus fossils found on two continents that are connected today

• Lystrosaurus fossils found on several continents and they could not swim, so the continents were connected.

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What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

• New continents are continually being created

  and destroyed.

• The layout of the continents is the same today

  as it has always been

• The continents have always been separate but

  may one day drift together to form a single

  continent

• All the continents were once one continent that

  broke up and drifted apart over hundreds of

  millions of years

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Alfred Wegener proposed the Theory of Continental Drift. Which one of these does NOT support the theory Wegener proposed?

• Fossils that were similar were found on different continents.

• Bacteria was found all over the world.

• Shape of continents fit together to form a supercontinent called Pangea

• Climate seen as glacial or ice sharring are found all over the world.

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Which of the following is evidence that supports continental drift?

• the presence of penguins at both the equator and Antarctica
• fossils of the same plant have been found on several continents
• the presence of glacial features in Antarctica
• the presence of volcanic rock in Antarctica

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