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WorksheetsAlfred Wegner
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
2.
German Scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift.
a)
Copernicus
b)
Hess
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Wegener
2.
German Scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift.
a)
Copernicus
b)
Hess
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Wegener
3.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
4.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Pangea
5.
Which of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
lithosphere
d)
mesosphere
6.
What is the theory that accurately explains how continents drifted away?
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridging
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Sea-Floor Spreading
7.
Harry Hess used what kind of technology to map the bottom of the ocean?
a)
Boat
b)
Meter Stick
c)
Radar
d)
Sonar
8.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
9.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Alfredo Sauce
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Alfred the Butler
10.
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.
11.
Letter C is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
12.
Letter D is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
13.
Letter A is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
14.
Letter B is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
15.
What does Pangaea mean?
a)
All Earth
b)
Across Earth
c)
Smooshed Together
d)
Drift Apart
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