Moving Continents Practice quiz

The presence of the same _____ on several continents supports the hypothesis of continental drift.

• fossils

• rocks

• neither

• both

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Some early mapmakers thought that the coastline of South America matched the coastline of Asia.

• true

• false

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Scientists at the time rejected Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift because he could not explain how or why Earth's continents move.

• true

• false

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A lack of explanation for continental drift prevented many scientists from accepting that a single supercontinent called _________ once existed.

• Glomar

• Glossopteris

• Pangaea

• Wegener

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Matching ________ on different continents are evidence for continental drift.

• river systems

• rock structures

• weather patterns

• wind systems

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___________ is a fossil fern that helped support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift

• Gondwanaland

• Kannemeyerid

• Mesosaurus

• Glossopteris

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Wegener's believed that the continents were assembeled as part of a supercontinent about _________ years ago.

• 250 million

• 350 million

• 450 million

• 550 million

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Which explanation is supported by the data in the map?

• Glaciers formed in the locations shown on the map because of a change in climate that caused the southern hemisphere to experience an ice age.

• Glaciers at one time covered most of the continents in the world, but the glaciers melted and the areas on the map are places where glaciers still remain.

• There is evidence of glaciers in the areas identified on the map because the current climate in those areas still supports glacier formation.

• There is evidence of glaciers in the areas identified on the map because the continents were once located near a polar region, by then over time the continents moved apart.

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This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?

• Africa has always been near the equator
• Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
• The continents have not moved
• sea floor spreading

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were all joined together and slowly drifted apart.

• There used to be more continents than there are today, but some are now underwater

• The continents were once much farther apart and have since been moving together

• Continents move by floating on water

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