Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics

Who was Alfred Wegener?

• A famous geologist

• A German geophysicist and meteorologist

• A French explorer

• An American scientist

Wegener's theory was rejected by the science community because he couldn't explain ______ the continents moved.

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What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Wegener?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

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Which type of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?

• Astronomical evidence

• Mathematical evidence

• Fossil evidence

• Chemical evidence

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What was found on all 5 continents shown?

• Lystrosaurus

• Glossopteris

• Cynogathus

• Mesosaurus

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The __________ of North America and Europe match up

What did Harry Hess propose to explain the movement of continents?

• The theory of gravity

• The theory of plate tectonics

• The theory of evolution

• The theory of relativity

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What happens at a convergent boundary?

• Plates move apart

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates collide

• Plates stay still

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What is the name of the type of boundary that causes land to move apart, creating new land in the gap?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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