Ch. 7 Test Review

What was the supercontinent that all the continents were once part of?

• Pangaea

• Eurasia

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

Who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Galileo Galilei

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his continental drift hypothesis?

• Fossil Clues

• Climate Clues

• Rock Clues

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which plant's fossils have been discovered on several continents that are now separated by oceans?

• Glossopteris

• Fern

• Palm Tree

• Cactus

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What type of climate did Antarctica have when coal formed from fossilized plants?

• Warm and wet

• Cold and dry

• Hot and humid

• Mild and temperate

Which piece of evidence did Wegener NOT use to support his idea of continental drift from glacial grooves?

• Deep scratches in rocks

• Fossilized plants

• earthquakes

• Rock formations

Which mountain range is in Europe?

• Caledonian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalayas

What was one of the reasons scientists were skeptical of Wegener's continental drift hypothesis?

• Continental drift is a slow process

• Wegener couldn't measure the speed of continents

• Wegener couldn't explain the forces causing continents to move

• All of the above

What evidence was hidden on the seafloor that supported continental drift?

• Fossil Clues

• Climate Clues

• Movement of continents clues

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What did Wegener propose covered much of the continents when they were joined as Pangaea?

• Ice sheets

• Deserts

• Rainforests

• Mountains