Continental Drift Theory Quiz

What was Wegner's evidence for Continental Drift Theory?

• Fossils, climate, glacier, puzzle pieces, rock layers

• Fossils, climate, glacier, rock layers

• Fossils, rock layers, mountain ranges, glaciers, climates

• They all fit together like puzzle pieces

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What do the Appalachian Mountains in North America have in common with mountain ranges in the British Isles and Scandinavia?

• Same Age and Structure

• Same thickness

• same name

• Located on the same continent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the name of the Theory that Wegner proposed?

• Continental Drift Theory

• Drifting Theory

• Fossil Theory

• Oceanic Drift Theory

In what year did Wegner propose Continental Drift Theory?

• 1912

• 1914

• 1219

• 2012

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What was Wegner's field of study? Select all that apply.

• Meteorology

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Astrology

That warm weather plants were found in present day cold locations is known as what type of evidence?

• Climate Evidence

• Glacier Evidence

• Fossil Evidence

• Rock Layer Evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

That plants with seeds too big to be flown were found on multiple continents is known as what type of evidence?

• Climate Evidence

• Glacier Evidence

• Fossil Evidence

• Rock Layer Evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

That belts of rocks found in Africa and South America are identical in age, thickness, and type is known as what type of evidence?

• Climate Evidence

• Rock Evidence

• Fossil Evidence

• Glacier Evidence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the northern part of Pangaea called?

• Laurasia

• Gondwanaland

• Pangaea

• Euroameriasia

The southern part of pangaea is called what?

• Gondwanaland

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Amerificastrantica