Continental Drift and Plate Boundaries

When Wegener looked at maps he noticed Africa and South America ____________ lined up. 

• Lakes
• islands
• Hills 
• Mountain Ranges 

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What is the force that moves the continents? 

• Conduction 
• Convection 
• Radiation 
• Conveyor belts 

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Originally the Continental drift theory was not well received by other scientists. 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.

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This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?

• Africa has always been near the equator
• Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
• The continents have not moved
• sea floor spreading

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What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics

• Solid Land

• Pangea

• One Land

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Fossil plants on different continents are evidence of Continental Drift:

• TRUE

• FALSE

• Maybe

• Only time will tell

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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 two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the theory that states that parts of the Earth's crust slowly drifts.

• Theory of Evolution

• Heliocentric Theory

• Geocentric Theory

• Continental Drift Theory

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The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

• seafloor spreading

• subduction

• continental drift

• recycling

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