Topic 4 : Evidence of Plate Motions

The educated guess that Alfred Wegener made about the Earth's continents and how they came be in their current locations was his ...

• curiosity

• wonderment

• mistake

• hypothesis

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Wegener's hypothesis that the Earth's continents were once part of a giant landmass, and subsequently moved into their current positions is known as ...

• Drifting

• Continental Drift

• Catching My Drift

• Universal Drift

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Evidence that we can see by looking at a map or a globe that suggests that the continents were once part of a single land mass is that some coastlines appear to

• have plentiful amounts of fish

• be identical

• fit together like puzzle pieces

• look like exotic destinations

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The name of the Alfred Wegener's book, which brought his hypothesis to light was known as ..

• The Origin of the Magma and Lava

• The Origin of Oranges

• The Origin of the Species

• The Origin of the Continents and Oceans

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The supercontinent theorized by Wegener was called

• Pangaea

• Panfya

• Peterpania

• Paranoia

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Land features, fossils, and climate are all used as ...

• evidence of earthquakes

• evidence of continental jargon

• evidence of continental drift

• evidence of plate mechanics

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What is a land feature that scientists use as evidence for the theory of continental drift?

• nearly identical mountain ranges on opposing continents

• Pebbles in a stream that have no business being there.

• Fish located in current oceans where there couldn't be fish found years ago.

• coal deposits on opposing continents where plant life isn't supported by the current climate.

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A fern-like plant found on 5 continents that is evidence that the continents were once connected.

• tulipisias

• stegosaurus

• mesosaurus

• glossopteris

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The fossil of a fresh water reptile found in both South America and Africa, suggesting that the two continents were once connected.

• Tyrannosaurus

• Mesosaurus

• Glossopteris

• Brontosaurus

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This is an island in the freezing Arctic Ocean where fossils of tropical plants were found, which suggests that it must have drifted into its current location from tropical latitudes.

• Snotsbergen

• Bergen Pt.

• Spitsbergen

• Steambergen

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