ES 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 - Unit 1 Review

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

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

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What is the theory that states that parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core.

• Theory of Evolution
• Heliocentric Theory
• Geocentric Theory
• Continental Drift Theory

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Wegener's idea of Continental Drift was rejected by geologists because _________.

• He used too many pieces of evidence to support the idea.

• He wanted to know what Earth looked like millions of years ago, which is impossible.

• He couldn't identify why or how the continents to moved around.

• They were afraid of the new idea.

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Who came up with the theory of seafloor spreading?

• Harry Hess

• Alfred Wegner

• Mrs. Bratton

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Process by which new ocean crust forms.

• Seafloor spreading

• Continental drift

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Rift

Undersea mountain range.

• Rift
• Mid-ocean ridge
• seafloor spreading
• Continental drift

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Magnetic minerals in volcanic rock point to

• the current north magnetic pole.

• the north magnetic pole at the time they crystallized.

• the north magnetic pole on the adjacent continent.

• none of these.

What was Wegener’s continental drift idea?

• The continents have moved slowly apart to their current locations.

• The continents have always been located at their current locations.

• The continents are moving slowly together from their current locations.

• None of these

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True or False-Similar fossil records across continents was evidence for continental drift.

• True

• False

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True or False-The continents including the continental margins can be pieced together to form a single whole continent.

• True

• False

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