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WorksheetsDrifting Continents
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the scientist that first hypothesized that the continents all fit together and were once a single land mass.
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Dmitri Mendeleev
d)
Bill Nye
2.
The idea that all the continents slowly move over Earth's Surface became known as the ____________________________
a)
floating continents
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
convection currents
d)
Continental Drift
3.
Why did most scientist reject Wegener's hypothesis of the continental drift?
a)
He had no physical evidence to back up his claim.
b)
He had no explanation of how the continents moved
c)
He was not a real scientist.
d)
The did not reject his hypothesis.
4.
As a continent moves toward the equator, its climate gets _________.
a)
warmer
b)
dryer
c)
colder
d)
darker
5.
The name of the "super-continent" where all of the present continents were joined as one large continent.
a)
Pangea
b)
South America
c)
Atlantis
d)
Hawaii
6.
Theories differ greatly regarding Pangea. According to your book, how long ago did Pangea exist?
a)
245 million years ago
b)
180 million years ago
c)
65 million years ago
d)
10 million years ago
7.
What is one piece of evidence that caused Wegener to think that continents moved?
a)
He found an old map of the world that showed movement.
b)
He found similar fossils on different continents that are separated by oceans.
c)
He proved his hypothesis with an experiment that measured movement.
d)
He observed the continents moving with his own eyes.
8.
What force causes the movement of Earth's plates?
a)
convection currents
b)
pressure
c)
sound waves
d)
cooling
9.
What did Wegener think happens during continental drift?
a)
continents move
b)
continents freeze
c)
the mantle warms
d)
convection stops
10.
Which of the following continents were not touching in Pangaea?
a)
South America and Africa
b)
Antarctica and Australia
c)
North America and Africa
d)
North America and Australia
11.
Any trace of an ancient organism that is preserved in rock is called
a)
fossil
b)
geode
c)
igneous rock
d)
mesosaurus
12.
What is this a picture of?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
pangea
d)
glacier scaring
13.
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
a)
Africa and North America
b)
South America and Europe
c)
South America and Africa
d)
Antartica and Africa
14.
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
15.
What specific technology did Wegener use in his study?
a)
GPS
b)
Sonar
c)
Radar
d)
Maps
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