Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Test

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

• Harry Hess

• Galileo

• Alfred Wegener

• Newton

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The theory of continental drift named a key part of this idea Pangaea. What is Pangaea?

• One of the ancient animals that helped Wegener prove that fossils from different continents originally came from the same location
•  supercontinent that existed in Earth's distant past
• The underwater ocean range in the middle of the ocean
• The hot spot which gave rise to the Hawaiian Islands, among others

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Why was Wegener's theory not accepted?

• He had no proof of how they were moving
• He had no evidence
• He was married
• He was not a Scientist

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Scientists think that the continents once formed a giant landmass that broke apart, and then slowly drifted apart. What is the name given to this theory?

• sea-floor Spreading

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• Pangaea

What is the force that moves the continents?

• Conduction

• Convection Currents

• Radiation

• Conveyor belts

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When Wegener looked at maps he noticed ________and ____________ had coast lines that lined up.

• US and Africa

• Asia and Africa

• South America and Africa

• North America and Africa

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Why is the Inner Core solid?

• Extreme Heat
• High Pressure
• All the layers are solid
• It's made of rock

The soft, gel like layer of the mantle where convection currents occur is the

• Asthenosphere
• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Mesosphere

The core is made-up of what two elements?

• iron and nickel
• iron and oxygen
• nickel and silicon
• oxygen and silicon

What is the thinnest layer of the earth’s composition?

• mantle
• inner core
• crust
• outer core