Continental Drift and Superposition Quiz

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Galileo Galilei

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What was the name of the supercontinent that once included all land on Earth?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Panthalassa

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Which two continents fit together like puzzle pieces?

• North America and Europe

• Australia and Antarctica

• South America and Africa

• Asia and Europe

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What type of evidence showed the same ancient animals lived on different continents?

• Climate

• Rock layers

• Fossils

• Mountain height

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Why did scientists first reject Wegener’s theory?

• There was no fossil evidence

• He could not explain how continents moved

• The continents did not fit together

• The rocks were different ages

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What does the Law of Superposition help scientists determine?

• How fast plates move

• The relative age of rock layers

• The temperature of Earth

• The location of oceans

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Fossils of the same plant have been found in Antarctica and Africa.

• True

• False

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According to superposition, the top rock layers are always older than the bottom layers.

• true

• false

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Continental drift explains that continents have always stayed in the same place.

• true

• false

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The movement of Earth’s continents over time is called __________ __________.

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