Continental Drift

Who is credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

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What was the name of the ancient supercontinent mentioned in the theory?

• Gondwana

• Eurasia

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

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Which two continents seem to fit together most noticeably according to Wegener's hypothesis?

• Asia and Africa

• South America and Africa

• North America and Europe

• Australia and Antarctica

What kind of evidence supported Wegener's theory of Continental Drift?

• The same weather patterns across continents

• The discovery of gold on multiple continents

• The presence of the same animal species in every continent

• Similar mountain ranges in America and Europe

Which fossil evidence supports the theory of Continental Drift?

• The Saber-toothed tiger fossils found in Asia and Africa

• The Mammoth fossils found in Europe and North America

• The Mesosaurus fossils found in Africa and South America

• The T-Rex fossils found in North America and Asia

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Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener
• Newton

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What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?

• Africa and North America
• South America and Europe
• South America and Africa
•  Antartica and Africa

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What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• pangaea

• glacier scaring

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Which type of information was NOT collected by Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

• glacial deposits
•  fossils
• seafloor magnetic data
• rocks

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How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

• Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.
• Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.
• Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.
• all of the above

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