Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

What is the main evidence for continental drift?

• The main evidence for plate tectonics is the color of the ocean water

• The main evidence for plate tectonics is the matching shapes of continents, similar rock formations, and the distribution of fossils across different continents.

• The main evidence for plate tectonics is the number of earthquakes in a region

• The main evidence for plate tectonics is the temperature of the Earth's core

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago and eventually broke apart?

• Gondwana

• Atlantis

• Pangaea

• Lemuria

Which of the following WAS NOT a piece of evidence that Alfred Wegener considered when forming his model of continental drift?

• the interaction between the Earth's lithospheric plates and the asthenosphere

• the fit of the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa

• fossils of the same species match across the seas

• similar mountain ranges on different continents

• similar ancient climates evidence matches on present-day continents

Plate tectonics is a direct result of the interaction between which of the following spheres of Earth?

• lithosphere and asthenosphere

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• pedosphere and cryosphere

• magnetosphere and chromosphere

Earth's lithospheric plates at a rate of a few _____________ every year.

• centimeters

• miles

• kilometers

• yards

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

Order the pictures of Pangaea from oldest to present day.

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HS-ESS1-5