Wegener
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Most geologists rejected Wegener's idea of Continental Drift because _________.
He didn't have enough evidence to support his idea.
He wanted to know what the Earth looked like millions of years ago, which was impossible.
He didn't have a good explanation of what would cause continents to move around.
They were afraid of the new idea.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Wegener used the fit of the continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.
true
false
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Wegener used matching matching fossils of the same organisms on different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.
true
false
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Wegener used evidence of glaciers in places now too warm as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.
true
false
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Wegener used matching rock types and ages across different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.
true
false
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The east coast of South America seems to fit into the wet coast of Africa, this evidence for Continental Drift is called...
fit/shape of continents
fossil evidence
geologic evidence
climate evidence
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Another piece of evidence in the theory of Continental Drift is evidence of a giant fern named Glossopteris which originally came from a ___________________ climate.
Arid (hot and dry all year)
Tropical (hot and humid all year)
Arctic/Antarctic (cold and snowy all year)
temperate (seasons change)
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