ES.7a Continental Drift Review

What is this image about?

• To show the evolution of species

• To illustrate the continental drift over time

• To explain the water cycle

• To describe the formation of mountains

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In what year did Alfred Wegener suggest his hypothesis about continental movement?

• 1905

• 1912

• 1920

• 1935

What is the name of the hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener?

• Plate Tectonics Theory

• Continental Drift Hypothesis

• Evolution Theory

• Big Bang Theory

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How was Wegener's idea received during his time?

• It was widely accepted

• It was ignored

• It was rejected (not accepted)

• It was immediately proven

What was one of the main criticisms of Wegener's hypothesis?

• Lack of mathematical proof

• Lack of a mechanism for movement

• Lack of public interest

• Lack of scientific background

What does Wegener's evidence suggest about fossils of land organisms?

• They are found only in one continent.

• They are found in the ocean.

• They are found on different continents.

• They are found only in the Arctic.

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Why is it significant that fossils of the same land plants and animals are found on different continents?

• It suggests they could swim.

• It suggests they could fly.

• It suggests continents were once connected.

• It suggests they lived in the ocean.

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What type of evidence is mentioned as supporting climate change in this picture?

• Fossilized plants in deserts

• Ancient rocks and fossils from cold environments in warm places

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquake patterns

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Thinking of Wegener's evidence, where have ancient rocks and fossils from cold environments been found?

• Deserts

• Mountains

• Tropical places like India and Africa

• Oceans

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What Continental Drift suggest about the movement of continents?

• Continents have always been in the same place

• Continents have moved slowly over time

• Continents are shrinking

• Continents are expanding

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