MS ESS 2 3

Wegener's idea of Continental Drift was rejected by geologists because _________.

• He used too many pieces of evidence to support the idea.

• He wanted to know what Earth looked like millions of years ago, which is impossible.

• He couldn't identify why or how the continents moved around.

• They were afraid of the new idea.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Undersea mountain ranges are called ____________.

• Rifts

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Continental shelf

• Ocean trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The OLDEST rocks on the seafloor are located?

• Closest to the mid-ocean ridge

• Farthest from the mid-ocean ridge

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What theory states that the continents were once part of a super continent called Pangaea and have moved slowly to their current locations over hundreds of millions of years.

• Oceanic wandering

• Land-form Evidence

• Continental Drift

• Fossil Distribution

What types of evidence did Wegener use to support the theory of Continental Drift? (Select ALL answers that are correct)

• evidence from land features

• evidence from animal fossils

• evidence from ancient climates

• evidence from plant fossils

• evidence from human remains

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According to Wegener, the continents used to be joined together as one supercontinent known as:

• South Africa

• Eurasia

• Pangaea

• Potlopia

Younger sea floor crust is located...

• farther from the mid-ocean ridges

• at the mid ocean ridges

• near the continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L
• M
• N
• O

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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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What features are associated with Seafloor spreading? Choose all that apply.

• rift valley

• subduction

• mid-ocean ridge

• volcanoes