Pangea Practice

What is continental drift?

• theory that continents float on oceans

• theory that driftwood builds up on continents

• theory that continents should be broken up

• theory that continents have moved over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Who discovered the idea of continental drift?

• Alfredo

• Wegener

• Watson

• Wilder

Pangea is considered a...

• weird idea

• false idea

• supercontinent

• megacontinent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of these is evidence for continental drift?

• there are lots of animals in the world

• plants are everywhere

• continents can float on oceans

• rocks are the same on different continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of these is evidence for continental drift?

• there are lots of animals in the world

• the same fossils have been found on different continents

• continents can float on oceans

• rocks are everywhere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of these is evidence for continental drift?

• warm climate fossils have been found on cold continents

• plants can be found on every continent

• continents can float on oceans

• rocks are everywhere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The Caledonide mountains have the same rocks as...

• Rocky mountains

• Pyrenees mountains

• Catskills

• Appalachian mountains

An example of a dinosaur fossil that was found on different continents is...

• Armadillo

• Lystrasaurus

• Tyranosaurus

• Alligator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An example of a freshwater dinosaur fossil that was found on different continents is...

• Mesosaurus

• Shark

• Tyranosaurus

• Alligator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An example of a tropical plant fossil found on cold continents is...

• Corn

• Shark

• Glossopteris

• Palm trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1