Clues About the Continents ReadWorks

What did people studying maps in the 1400s, 1500s, and 1600s notice?

• The continents looked like they might fit together.

• The continents were covered in ice.

• The continents had the same climate.

• The continents were all the same size.

What did the discoveries of rock layers, coal, and salt indicate?

• The continents had always been separate.

• The continents had once been joined.

• The continents were moving closer together.

• The continents were shrinking.

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What did geologists find along the coasts of South America and Africa?

• Similar rock layers.

• Identical animals.

• Different types of soil.

• Different types of plants.

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Where were fossils of the ancient fern Glossopteris found?

• In Africa, India, Australia, and South America.

• Only in Antarctica.

• Only in Africa.

• Only in South America.

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Which ancient reptile's fossils were found in both southern Africa and India?

• Stegosaurus

• Tyrannosaurus Rex

• Cynognathus

• Lystrosaurus

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What did some scientists propose as an explanation for the continents' separation?

• A gigantic eruption from the center of the earth.

• A large meteor impact.

• A massive flood.

• A huge earthquake.

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Who provided a better explanation for the continents' separation in the early 1900s?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

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What was Alfred Wegener interested in?

• Botany, zoology, and marine biology.

• Geography, history, and literature.

• Weather, astronomy, and cold, polar regions.

• Chemistry, physics, and mathematics.

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What did polar explorers find in Antarctica that supported Wegener's theory?

• Ancient tools

• Dinosaur bones

• Fossils of Glossopteris

• Gold deposits

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What did Wegener conclude about the present-day continents?

• They had always been separate.

• They had once been joined as one huge landmass.

• They were moving towards each other.

• They were shrinking.

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