Evidence of Continental Drift

It's possible the most important fossils plant evidence that continents are drifting.

• Lystrosaurus

• Glossopteris

• Mesosaurus

• Cygnonathus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which among the choices was NOT used by Wegener as an evidence to support the Continental Drift Theory?

• fossils

• magnetic reversal

• climate

• rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What are the evidences gathered by Alfred Wegener to support his Continental Drift Theory.

• observing the map

• remains of dead plants and animals

• continental fit, rocks, coal deposits, ancient climate and glaciers scars

• ancient climate in Antarctica and Africa

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The east coast of South America seems to fit into the west coast of Africa, this evidence for Continental Drift is called

• fossil evidence

• fit/shape of continents

• geologic evidence

• climate evidence

He has credited for the idea on Continental Drift.

• Charles Darwin

• Robert Dietz

• Alfred Lothar Wegener

• Harry Hammond Hess

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

All continents were once joined together forming a supercontinent called______.

• Laurasia

• Phanthalasa

• Gondwanaland

• Pangaea

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Scientist did not believe Wegener's theory because continental Drift is a slow process and there is no explanation for

• how the continents move

• how to measure the continents

• Wegener being a silly man

• Antarctica having fern fossils.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Scientists think that the continents once formed a giant landmass that broke apart, and then slowly drifted apart. What is the name given to this hypothesis?

• seafloor spreading

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• Pangaea

Fossil records support continental drift.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Evidence of continental drift includes:

• plants and animals match

• the shape of the continents

• the oceans are close together

• rocks match

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3