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WorksheetsContinental Drift
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
Antartica & Africa
South America & Europe
Africa & North America
South America & Africa
What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
evidence of climate
evidence from human remains
evidence from landforms
evidence from fossils
What is Pangaea?
the name of an ancient fossil
another name for continental drift
the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago
the name of a German scientist
Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?
Albert Einestein
Alfred Wegener
John Dalton
Isaac Newton
How does evidence of glaciation in Africa support the Theory of Continental Drift?
It doesn't.
It shows that the continents must have been in a different locaiton.
It shows that it was warmer at the Equator in the past.
It shows that it was colder at the Equator in the past.
What is a Theory?
A belief, policy, or procedure that is not proposed or followed as the basis of action
A set of concepts that uses tests without evidence but uses the scientific method in order to prove specific phenomena that happened on Earth or may happen to Earth
An idea based on hypothesis and problems observed using the five senses.
A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
Who is the person credited with developing the Theory of Continental Drift?
Harry Hess
Newton
Galileo
Alfred Wegener
What is this a picture of?
Pangea
Glacier Scaring
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
What does the Theory of Continental Drift state?
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
Continents are stationary and do not move
None of the above
Why did no one believe Wegener's theory?
His data was wrong
He didn't have evidence
He could not explain HOW the continents moved
He didn't use the right technology to gather data
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces
Mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents
Glacier scars and evidence from temperature
All of the above
What are the remains of organisms noticed by Wegener that are found the same in two continents?
Ice & Mountains
Leaves & Flowers
Dinosaurs & Reptiles
Plants & Animals
