Continental Drift

The theory of Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics was proposed by?

• Alfred Einstein
• Alfred Wegener
• Wilmer Wegener

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Continental Drift is the theory means:

• Earth is getting bigger.
• continents are breaking apart
• continents are getting smaller

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When you look at the Coast lines of the continents they seem

• to fit together like puzzle pieces.
• to be different colors.

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Alfred calls the "Super Continent"- One big continent:

• Puzzle
• United States
• Pangaea

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Alfred looked for evidence to support his theory continental drift, he noticed similar _____________ in continents thousands of miles apart. (select ALL the correct answers)

• fossils; animal and plant
• landmass
• climate
• ocean

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It took the continents ____________ to reach their current location.

• 10 years
• 100 years
• 2-3 million years

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Finding fossils of the same reptile on continents separated by large oceans means:

• the 7 continents were once connected and have broken apart
• the 7 continents are getting bigger
• the Earth has gotten smaller

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What subject is this class?

• Math
• Science
• History
• English

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