Continental Drift

What is Pangaea?

• the name of a German scientist

• the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago

• another name for continental drift

• the name of an ancient fossil

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

• Continents are stationary and do not move

• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

• none of the above

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How long ago is Pangea believed to have existed?

• 200-300 million years ago

• 1000-2000 years ago

• 10,000-20,000 years ago

• 20-30 billion years ago

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

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

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What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

• Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

• glacier scars and evidence from climate

• mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents

• Land bridges that connected the continents

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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

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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According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar fossils in South America and Africa supports which scientific idea?

• Animals easily and frequently travel from Africa to South America.

• Species of animals probably traveled between continents on natural rafts (such as trees destroyed in tsunamis).

• Land bridges once existed that connected the continents.

• South America and Africa were once connected together.

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According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar mountain ranges in North America and Europe supports which scientific idea?

• Mountains can easily and frequently travel between North America and Europe

• Mountains probably enjoy swimming (but only once every 250 million years).

• Land bridges once existed that connected the continents.

• North America and Europe were once connected together.

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According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar glacial scrapings on multiple continents supports which scientific idea?

• That glaciers love warm locations and summertime just like Olaf.

• In the past glaciers must have extended from the poles to the equator.

• Glaciers are so cool that they can not be bound by the laws of thermodynamics.

• In the past landmasses like India must have been located closer to the poles.

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