Continental Drift Theory-Exit Ticket 11A(2)

Did Wegener live to see his theory of continental drift accepted?

• Yes

• No

Wegener's idea of Continental Drift was rejected by geologists because _________.

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  They were afraid of the new idea.

• It is impossible to predict what Earth looked like millions of years ago.

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  He couldn't explain HOW or WHY the continents moved.

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What theory states that the continents were once part of a supercontinent called Pangaea and have moved slowly to their current locations over hundreds of millions of years?

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  Oceanic wandering

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  Continental Drift

• Fossil Distribution

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What types of evidence did Wegener use to support the theory of Continental Drift?

(Select ALL answers that are correct)

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  Evidence from continents fitting together/matching up jigsaw puzzle pieces.
  

• Evidence from animal fossils

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  Evidence from plant fossils.

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  Evidence from glacial (striation) scars was found on different continents and different climates.

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  Evidence of the same rocks were found on different continents.

According to Wegener, the continents used to be joined together as one supercontinent known as_________________________.

• South Africa

• Pangaea

• Eurasia

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Who is the person that developed the theory of continental drift?

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  Harry Hess

• Albert Einstein

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  Alfred Wegener

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What is this a picture of?

• Eurasia

• 
  Pangaea

• 
  Laurasia

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This is a picture of glacier striation scars found in Africa.  What is this evidence for?

• Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate

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  The continents have not moved

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What does the theory of continental drift say?

• Continents do not move.

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time.

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