Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Review

What is the theory that says the Earth's continents have moved or "drifted" over time?

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Newton's 1st Law

• Sea Floor Spreading

• Continental Drift

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Continental Drift has been overridden by the theory of what?

• Plate Tectonics

• Seafloor Spreading

• The Big Bang Theory

• Theory of Relativity

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When did Wegener's theory gain more widespread acceptance?

• In 1930

• 20 years after he suggested it

• 20 years after his death

• When he was 20 years old

Who introduced the theory of plate tectonics in 1953?

• Abraham Ortelius

• Samuel Carey

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

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What was Abraham Ortelius's jobs in the Netherlands?

• cartographer

• geologist

• paleontologist

• geographer

What name did Wegener give the large single landmass in his theory?

• Netherlands

• New Zealand

• Pangaea

• Gwandwanaland

Ortelius believed the Americas were torn away from Africa and Europe by what? Select 2.

• volcanoes

• tornadoes

• earthquakes

• floods

In the continental drift theory, what was said to be formed when continents ran into each other?

• valleys

• volcanoes

• canyons

• mountains

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What fossils were found across all continents which Wegener used as further evidence to support his theory?

• Tyrannosaurus

• Glossopteris fern

• seashells

• maple leaves

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What mountains in the US are composed of the same type of rock as the ranges in Ireland, Greenland, Norway, and Great Britain?

• Rocky Mountains

• Adirondack Mountains

• Cascade Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

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