Pangea Basics

Why did other scientists did no believe in Wegener’s theory?

• He could not explain how the continents moved

• He didn’t have evidence

• His data was wrong

• He didn’t use the right technology to gather data

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How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

• Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.

• Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.

• Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.

• all of the above

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What is the name Wegener gave to the big piece of land that held all of the continents together?

• Pluto

• The Continental Divide

• Pangea

• Mars

What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• pangea

• glacier scaring

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Who figured out the continents move?

• Albert Einstein

• Neil Armstrong

• Alfred Wegener

• Clifford

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Which word means our land slowly drifts like pieces of wood across the ocean?

• Evolution

• Continental Drift

• Scientific Method

• Floating

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Why did no one believe Wegener's thoery?

• He could not explain HOW the continents moved

• He didn't have evidence

• His data was wrong

• He didn't use the right technology to gather data

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The coasts of the two continents looked like they fit together like two...

• puzzle pieces

• pieces of pizza

• Jenga pieces

• book shelves

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What was Pangea?

• A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras

• A large ocean that surrounded the continents

• A mountain range in Europe

• A desert region in Africa

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Which scientist is credited with the theory of continental drift that led to the concept of Pangea?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin