Continental Drift Notes Quiz

What is Pangaea?

• The name for continental drift hypothesis.

• The name of an ancient supercontinent

• A fossil amphibian

• The name of a large glacier

When did Pangaea begin to break apart?

• About 200 billion years ago

• About 100 years ago

• About 5.6 billion years ago

• About 200 million years ago

Who proposed the continental drift hypothesis?

• Alfred Einstein

• Fred Pangaea

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

Who proposed the plate tectonics hypothesis?

• Alfred Einstein

• Fred Pangaea

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

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

• The Ring Of Fire

• The fit of the coastlines of Japan & China

• Sea-Floor Spreading

• Glacial grooves found near the equator on multiple continents

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

• Fossils of the same animals found on separated continents.

• The fit of the coastlines of US & Mexico

• Sea-Floor Spreading

• Seafloor Maps of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

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

• Seafloor Sonar Mapping

• The close fit of the coastlines of South America & Africa

• Earth's magnetic field

• Sea-Floor Spring

One of the reasons the Continental Drift Hypothesis was NOT accepted was:

• Wegener was a geologist and not a meteorologist

• He could not describe what caused the continents to move

• Scientists discovered ice sheets in Australia

• He didn't have enough fossil evidence

What is a Mesosaurus?

• Ancient Plant

• Ancient Animal

• Ancient Glaciers

• Ancient Rocks

What does the word Pangaea mean?

• Land of mountains

• Pieces

• Giant ocean

• All land