Pangea/Continental Drift

What evidence helped to form theories about how Earth's surface has changed over geologic time?

• Fossil records

• Weather patterns

• Ocean currents

• Animal migration

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Fill in the blank: A scientific theory is an explanation for how or why something occurs in the _______ world.

• natural

• fictional

• imaginary

• virtual

The theory of Continental Drift was proposed by which scientist?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

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What evidence supported Wegener's theory of Continental Drift regarding rock layers?

• Similar rock layers found on different continents

• Different rock layers found on the same continent

• Unique rock layers found only in one location

• No evidence found in rock layers

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The presence of warm-climate plants in Antarctica supports Wegener's theory of Continental Drift because:

• It suggests Antarctica was once located in a warmer region.

• It indicates that Antarctica has always been a warm region.

• It proves that warm-climate plants can survive in cold climates.

• It shows that the climate in Antarctica has not changed over time.

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What was missing from Wegener's theory?

• Evidence for the mechanism of continental drift

• The concept of tectonic plates

• The idea of Pangaea

• The existence of fossils on different continents

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Hypothesis that the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations is called?

• Landmass shift

• Mass break away

• Continental Drift

• Wet Pancaking

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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

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What is the name for the large landmass of all the continents that formed 175 million years ago?

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• United Continents

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Where did Wegener find plant fossils that today would not be able to survive on that type of land?

• North America

• Antarctica

• China

• India

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