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WorksheetsContinental Drift
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
The best evidence that the continents were once connected is that they have matching
a)
Weather, fossils, and Rock Types
b)
Rock types, fossils, coastlines
c)
Coastlines, weather, rock types
d)
Coastlines, weather, fossils
2.
Of the following statements, which best supports the continental drift theory?
a)
All oceans are salty
b)
Igneous rocks are found on all continents
c)
Fossils of the same species of extinct land plants have been found in both South America and Africa
d)
Early humans migrated to North America over a land bridge from eastern Asia
3.
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
a)
Gravitational pull between Earth and the moon
b)
Convection occurring beneath the Earth's crust
c)
Energy produced by earthquakes within the Earth
d)
Rotation of liquid rock found within the core
4.
Which of the following is the best evidence that Earth's continents were once in vastly different positions than they are today?
a)
Penguins only found in southern hemisphere
b)
Fossils of tropical plants found in Antartica
c)
Volcanoes encircling Pacific Ocean
d)
Major rivers from deltas from continental erosion
5.
Earthquake waves are recorded by seismograph machines. What does an earthquake wave transmit?
a)
Energy
b)
Light
c)
Particles
d)
Speed
6.
Which is false about the continents of the world?
a)
They are all on much larger tectonic plates
b)
All are inhabited by humans
c)
They are all affected by weathering and erosion
d)
They have the same climate
7.
What can p-waves travel through?
a)
Solid rock only
b)
Magma, water, and gas only
c)
Solid rock, magma, water, and natural gas
8.
What is the area of the Earth where niether p or s waves will be found?
a)
Safe Zone
b)
Shadow Zone
c)
Ninja Zone
9.
What could Wegener not correctly explain about his theory of continental drift?
a)
Connection of fossils
b)
Rock types aligning
c)
What it feels like to be in a weather balloon for 52 hours
d)
The force responsible for the continents moving
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