Theory of Continental Drift

Which of the following scientists proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Wegener

• Hess

• Einstein

• Darwin

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Originally the theory of continental drift was not well received by other scientists. Why was this?

• There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable.

• There was no data showing the continents ever moved.

• The scientists didn’t know the force responsible for moving the continents.

• The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.

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Which of these terms means "scratches in rocks caused by glaciers"?

• striations

• stripes

• stratosphere

• stretch marks

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What was the name of the supercontinent that started breaking apart about 175 million years ago?

• Prussia

• Pangaea

• Parthenon

• Petunia

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The theory of plate tectonics suggests that ____ currents pushed plates in Earth’s mantle.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• conveyor

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Which of the following statements does NOT support the theory of continental drift?

• Fossils of the same species were found on separate continents and nowhere else.

• Evidence of glaciers has been found in warm climates today.

• Different rocks are found on each continent with no relationship between them.

• The continents fit together like puzzle pieces at the edges of their continental shelves.

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How long ago did Gondwanaland separate from Laurasia?

• 200-180 years ago

• 200,000-180,000 years ago

• 200-180 million years ago

• 200-180 billion years ago

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The _____ Mountains match well with those found on the British Isles.

• Appalachian
• Rocky

• Wasatch

• Burren

Which of the following scientists proposed the theory of plate tectonics?

• Wegener

• Hess

• Einstein

• Darwin

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How did the theory of plate tectonics support the theory of continental drift?

• It explained how the continents moved.

• It explained why the continents don’t move.

• It explained where the continents moved.

• It explained how animals on one continent traveled to another continent.

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