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Which of these did NOT provide evidence to support continental drift?

• Glaciers

• Oceanic Plate Theory

• Fossils

• Rocks

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What does the theory of continental drift explain?

• How continents changed over time

• layers of the earth

• how volcanoes form

• rock cycle

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What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

• Africa and North America

• South America and Europe

• South America and Africa

• Antarctica and Africa

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The best evidence that the continents were once connected is that they have matching...

• weather, fossils, and rock types

• coastlines, weather, and rock types

• coastlines, weather and fossils

• rock types, fossils, and coastlines

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Why did other scientists have a hard time believing Wegener's theory of continental drift?

• He could not explain how the continents moved

• He didn't have enough evidence

• His evidence was wrong

• He didn't use the right technology to gather data

The Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. match up with a similar mountain range in Northern Europe. How does this support Wegener's theory of Continental Drift?

• The similarities provide evidence that North America and Europe were connected when the mountains formed.

• The similarities show that the continents must have been closer to the equator at some point in time.

• This does not provide any evidence to support his theory.

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Scientists have gathered evidence to prove which two statements about the continents?

• Each continent's location has changed.

• The shape of the continents has changed.

• The continents were once joined

• The continents formed not long ago.

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What is the name of the process shown in this diagram?

• Continental Drift

• plate tectonics

• seafloor spreading

• Big Bang theory

Which statement best describes how seafloor spreading provides evidence to support Continental Drift theory?

• Seafloor spreading creates new crust which pushes the continents

• Seafloor spreading creates new crust which makes the Earth larger, giving more room for the continents

• Seafloor spreading makes oceans too large for continents to be close together

This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?

• Africa has always been near the equator
• Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
• The continents have not moved
• sea floor spreading

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