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WorksheetsContinental Drift
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The existence of coal beds in Antarctica indicates that the continent once was____.
a)
part of Africa
b)
closer to the Equator
c)
cold and dry
d)
farther from the Equator
2.
____ is a fossil fern that helped support Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift.
a)
Gondwanaland
b)
Kannemeyerid
c)
Mesosaurus
d)
Glossopteris
3.
Scientists at the time rejected Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift because he could not explain how or why Earth's continents move.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Some early mapmakers thought that the coastline of South America matched the coastline of Asia.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Many early mapmakers thought Earth’s continents had moved based on
a)
plate boundary locations.
b)
climatic data.
c)
fossil evidence.
d)
matching coastlines.
6.
What is the name of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis about moving landmasses?
a)
continental movement
b)
plate tectonics
c)
continental drift
d)
seafloor spreading
7.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
8.
What year did Alfred Wegener create his theory?
a)
1912
b)
1960
c)
1945
d)
1512
9.
Wegener thought that all the continents were once together in one large continent called _______.
a)
Laurasia
b)
Eurasia
c)
Pangaea
d)
Caledonia
10.
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
a)
Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces
b)
glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature
c)
mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents
d)
all of the above
11.
Fossils on which continent show that it used to support forests with plant life and animal like?
a)
Antartica
b)
India
c)
North America
d)
Africa
12.
Was continental drift accepted in Wegener's lifetime?
a)
Yes
b)
No
13.
Why did no one believe Wegener's theory?
a)
He could not explain HOW the continents moved.
b)
He was a meteorologist and not a geologist.
c)
His evidence was not supporting the hypothesis.
d)
He didn't use the right technology to gather data.
14.
What specific technology did Wegener use in his study?
a)
GPS
b)
Sonar
c)
Radar
d)
Maps
15.
This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa. What are these evidence for?
a)
Africa has always been near the equator
b)
Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
c)
The continents have not moved
d)
sea floor spreading
16.
What does Pangaea mean?
a)
together
b)
all earth
c)
all over Marlboro
d)
all around the world
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