Continental Drift Theory

These are remains of dead plants or animals preserved in rock.

• Glaciers

• Dinosaurs

• Bones

• Fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

This was the super continent, where all of the Earth’s continents were connected together

• Beringia

• Pantheon

• Pangaea

• Continentia

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Wegener observed scratches from glaciers in Africa and India where it is currently too hot for glaciers to form. This is considered...

• Fossil Evidence

• Rock Formation Evidence

• Climate Evidence

• Objective Evidence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

Wegener noticed that the Appalachian Mountains and Caledonian Mountains line up and are made of the same rock types. This was a type of ....

• Fossil Evidence

• Rock Formation Evidence

• Climate Evidence

• Objective Evidence

Wegener found fossils of land reptiles on two different continents. This was important because

• Land reptiles are often found all over the world, showing that they can survive in most climates

• Land reptiles cannot swim, so the continents must have been connected for them to get across

• Land reptiles are never moved around the Earth by humans, so they must have travels to these continents by themselves

• Land reptiles fossilized much better than other animal species

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Wegener found fossils of ancient ferns on Antarctica, this shows

• That some ferns can survive temperatures well below freezing

• That humans put ferns on Antarctica millions of years ago

• That Antarctica drifted from a warmer climate where plants could grow

• That fossils can be formed in cold climates

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What was the name of Alfred Wegeners Theory?

• Seafloor Spreading Theory

• Pangaea Theory

• Plate Tectonics Theory

• Continental Drift Theory

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

How was Wegener's theory received by other scientists at the time?

• They thought it was great

• They did not accept it

Why was Wegener's hypothesis not accepted?

• He could not explain what force was moving the continents

• He was a meteorologists, so no one took him seriously

• He did not have enough types of fossils to support his theory

• Because scientists thought Harry Hess' theory was better

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What do the Appalachian Mountains in North America have in common with mountain ranges in the British Isles and Scandinavia?

• Same Age and Structure

• Same thickness

• same name

• Located on the same continent

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1