A Continental Puzzle

How many years ago did the supercontinent Pangaea exist?

• 180 million

• 200 million

• 300 million

• 4 billion

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Where on Earth is plate material the youngest?

• On the land

• On the ocean floor

• At the top of a mountain

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What is the name of the scientist who developed the theory of 'Continental Drift'?

• Albert Weber

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alfred Wegener

The continents began to slowly separate over time due to what type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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GPS measurements tell us that plates can only move a few ____________ per year.

• Inches

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

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Pangaea had split into two large sections. What was one of the landmasses' names?

• Gondwanaland

• Pangaea Jr.

• Eurasia

• Wegenerland

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Where are the oldest fossils on Earth found?

• Hard, solid rock on the ocean floor

• Hard, solid rock on land

• Soft, solid rock on the ocean floor

• Soft, solid rock on land

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Which one of the following continents was NOT a part of Gondwanaland?

• India

• Australia

• North America

• Antarctica

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True or False: studying fossils does NOT help scientists determine the conditions that were present and what time period a plant or animal had lived.

• True

• False

• Not enough information

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What was a piece of evidence Wegener used when explaining his idea of 'Continental Drift?'

• Wegener stated the continents looked nothing alike

• Wegener stated the continents fit together like a puzzle

• Wegener stated the continents remained stationary and did not move

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