Plate Tectonics and Natural Disasters

What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• Pangaea

• glacier scaring

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According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift, 

• Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
• the continents DO NOT move
• Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
• the continents were once joined together in a single landmass

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What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

• evidence from landforms
• evidence from fossils
• evidence from human remains
• evidence from climate

Which of the following is the best evidence that Earth's continents were once in vastly different positions than they are today?

• Penguins only found in southern hemisphere

• Fossils of tropical plants found on an island in Arctic Ocean.

• Volcanoes encircling Pacific Ocean

• Major rivers from deltas from continental erosion

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Wegener used the fit of the continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

• true

• false

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Wegener used matching matching fossils of the same organisms on different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

• true

• false

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Alfred Wegener thought South America and Africa have similar coastlines because...

• the mesosaurus fossils were found on both continents

• He noticed that similar rocks were found on both continents

• he thought that the continents used be be joined together

• Pangaea was 250 million years ago

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What was Alfred Wegenerś Continental Drift theory?

• The continents used to be joined together to form a supercontinent.

• The continents have since drifted apart to their current location

• Pangaea was formed around 250 million years ago

• All of the above

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

What is the force that moves the continents?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conveyor belts

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