Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

Which of the following scientists put forth the Continental Drift Theory?

• Wegener

• Hess

• Einstein

• Churchill

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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 didn’t know the force responsible for moving the continents.

• The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.

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These three animals represent what type of evidence that the continents actually moved.

• Zoological evidence

• Glacial evidence

• Evidence of climate change

• Fossil evidence

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Which of these terms means scratches in rocks caused by glaciers?

• Striations

• Stripes

• Stratosphere

• Stretch marks

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Explain how this picture supports the Continental Drift Theory.

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The fact that the continents fit together like puzzle piece support the Continental Drift Theory.

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How does this picture of landforms and rock layers support the Continental Drift Theory?

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The landforms (mountains) and rock layers (type and age) match up on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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What was Pangaea?

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An ancient supercontinent when all the continents were one.

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What is the force that moves the continents?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conveyor belts

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Name the four main types of evidence used to support the Continental Drift Theory.

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1. Fossils

2. Glacial striations found on different continents

3. Continental fit

4. Landforms and rock layers matching on opposite sides of the ocean

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What two continents fit together like puzzle pieces?

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South America and Africa

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