Continental Drift

Who was the scientist that proposed the idea that Pangaea existed?

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Stephen Hawking

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

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The name of the supercontinent that Alfred Wegener proposed was called...

• Pangaea

• Rodinia

• Rodimus Prime

• Optimus Prime

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Pangaea began to break up about.....

• 65 million years ago

• 100 million years ago

• 250 million years ago

• 1 billion years ago

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What drew Wegener's curiosity pertaining to South America and Africa?

• They look to be the same shape

• They look like they fit like puzzle parts

• They are about the same size

• They have the same latitude

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Wegener found the remains of ancient organisms that lived on multiple continents. He correlated these fossils from location to location. What did this help support?

• The continents were once together

• The continents are moving

• The continents are drifting

• All of these were in support of Pangaea

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Wegener found the rocks on multiple continents that were the same type, age and color. He correlated these rocks from location to location. What did this help support?

• The continents were once together

• The continents are moving

• The continents are drifting

• All of these were in support of Pangaea

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Wegener found the mountain ranges on multiple continents that were the same type, age and color. He correlated these mountain ranges from location to location. What did this help support?

• The continents were once together

• The continents are moving

• The continents are drifting

• All of these were in support of Pangaea

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Wegener found coal in Antarctica. Coal forms from plants. How is this paleoclimate data support of Pangaea?

• The continents were once together

• The continents are moving

• The continents are drifting

• All of these were in support of Pangaea

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Wegener found glacial evidence in the amazon. Glaciers are found in cold climates. How is this paleoclimate data support of Pangaea?

• The continents were once together

• The continents are moving

• The continents are drifting

• All of these were in support of Pangaea

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What was the biggest problem with Wegener's proposed idea of Pangaea?

• He did not have any evidence it was together

• He did not know how the continents moved

• There were no problems with his theory

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