Continental Drift

Most geologist think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth.

• the Earth's magnetic field.

• subduction.

• convection currents.

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What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

• evidence from landforms
• evidence from fossils
• evidence from human remains
• evidence from climate

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

• erosion
• dinosaurs
• glaciers
• aliens

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Glossopteris grew in warm, swampy areas proving Antarctica used to have a ________________climate.

• warm and wet
• hot and dry
• cold and icy
• temperate

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Wegner used the following as pieces of evidence...

• fit/shape of continents

• geologic and fossil

• climate

• all of the above

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Where did Wegener find plant fossils that today would not be able to survive on that type of land?

• North America

• Antarctica

• China

• India

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When Wegener looked at maps he noticed African and South American ____________ lined up.

• Lakes

• islands

• Hills

• Mountain Ranges

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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 two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

• Africa and North America

• South America and Europe

• South America and Africa

• Antarctica and Africa

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What type of evidence was used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis? (Select 3)

• evidence from landforms / geology

• evidence from fossils

• evidence from human remains

• evidence from climate

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