ES Practice Test 4.1

What did scientists first notice about the continents that suggested they might be drifting?

• Similar climates

• Continent shapes that fit together like a puzzle

• The movement of tectonic plates

• Magnetic field reversals

Who first proposed the theory of "continental drift" in 1912?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

Alfred Wegener’s 1915 book The Origin of Continents and Oceans provided evidence supporting the idea of a supercontinent called Pangaea.

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Which of the following was NOT part of the evidence used by Wegener to support the theory of continental drift?

• Fossils

• Climate patterns

• Continental shapes

• Ocean floor mapping

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What is the name of the supercontinent that Wegener proposed once existed?

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Rodinia

How did mountain ranges provide evidence for continental drift?

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Glossopteris fossils were found on which continents, supporting the idea that they were once connected?

• Africa, South America, Antarctica, India, Australia

• North America, Europe, Asia, Africa

• South America, Europe, Africa, Asia

• Antarctica, Australia, North America, Europe

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The Mesosaurus fossil, found in both South America and Africa, suggests what about these continents?

• They were once connected

• They have similar climates

• They were both volcanic islands

• They were always separated by oceans

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What are mid-ocean ridges?

• Deep underwater valleys

• Underwater mountain ranges along tectonic plate boundaries

• Volcanic island chains

• Earth’s crust where continental drift occurs

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Mid-ocean ridges are the longest mountain range on Earth.

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