INDLS Evidence of Continental Drift Reading Prompt

Who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed before the continents started moving to their current positions?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

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What evidence did Wegener use to support his hypothesis of continental drift?

• Similarities in climate

• Similarities in coastlines

• Similarities in languages

• Similarities in cultures

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What type of evidence do fossils of ancient plants and animals provide for continental drift?

• They show that continents were once connected.

• They show that continents have always been separate.

• They show that continents have different climates.

• They show that continents have different rock types.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What did Wegener suggest covered the continents that were once part of Pangaea?

• A large desert

• A large ocean

• A large ice sheet

• A large forest

What do glacial grooves on continents with warm climates indicate?

• Continents have always had warm climates.

• Continents once had cold climates.

• Continents have always been covered in ice.

• Continents have always been near the equator.

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Why did scientists question continental drift?

• Because it is a fast process

• Because it is a slow process

• Because it is an unpredictable process

• Because it is a reversible process

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What was one of the main reasons scientists were unable to measure continental drift?

• They did not have the right tools

• They could not measure how fast the continents moved

• They did not believe in the theory

• They did not have enough funding

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Where was additional scientific evidence found to support Wegener's hypothesis?

• In the atmosphere

• On the seafloor between the drifting continents

• In the mountains

• In the deserts

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What did scientists need to measure to support the theory of continental drift?

• The temperature of the continents

• The speed at which the continents moved

• The size of the continents

• The distance between the continents

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