Continental Drift

How much is North America moving away from Europe every year?

• 2.5 cm

• 25 cm

• 2.5 km

• 25 km

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed around 230 million years ago?

• Gondwanaland

• Laurasia

• Panthalassa

• Pangea

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Who was the first geographer to propose the phenomenon of continent drift?

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Abraham Ortelius

• Alfred Wegener

What giant ocean surrounded Pangea?

• Panthalassa

• Tethys Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Into which two continents did Pangea split?

• Eurasia and Africa

• Europe and Asia

• Laurasia and Gondwanaland

• North America and South America

What new ocean opened between North America and Europe 50 million years ago?

• Tethys Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which continent is moving north towards China?

• Antarctica

• Australia

• Africa

• South America