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Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Fossil evidence that supported Wegener’s idea of continental drift included:

a)

Ocean plants

b)

Ocean animals

c)

Seafloor spreading

d)

Land-dwelling reptiles

2.

Most scientists at the time rejected Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift because he

a)

Had collected little evidence to support his hypothesis

b)

Would not state his hypothesis publicly

c)

Insisted that Earth’s axis of rotation had changed

d)

Couldn’t explain how or why the continents moved

3.

Which of the following is evidence for the accepted theory of plate tectonics?

a)

continents fit together like a puzzle

b)

solar flares

c)

paleomagnetic reversals

d)

fossils found on multiple continents

4.

What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

New continents are continually being created and destroyed.

b)

The layout of the continents is the same today as it has always been

c)

The continents have always been separate but may one day drift together to form a single continent

d)

All the continents were once one continent that broke up and drifted apart over hundreds of millions of years

5.

What do these color strips show between South America and Africa with the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

Similar cultures

b)

Similar fossils

c)

Similar languages

d)

Similar weather

6.

Alfred Wegener proposed the Theory of Continental Drift. Which one of these does NOT support the theory Wegener proposed?

a)

Fossils that were similar were found on different continents.

b)

Bacteria was found all over the world.

c)

Shape of continents fit together to form a supercontinent called Pangea

d)

Climate seen as glacial or ice sharring are found all over the world.

7.

Which of the following evidence was used to support theory of continental drift?

a)

A) Continents fit together like a puzzle

b)

B) Similar fossils were found on separate continents

c)

C) Different types of rock, mountain structures, landforms are found all over the world.

d)

D) All of the above

e)

E) Only A and B

8.
This theory states that the continents were once together in a super continent and then drifted apart
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Pangaea
d)
Superpostion
9.
Which of the following is evidence that supports continental drift?
a)
the presence of penguins at both the equator and Antarctica
b)
fossils of the same plant have been found on several continents
c)
the presence of glacial features in Antarctica
d)
the presence of volcanic rock in Antarctica
10.
This theory states Earth's  plates move on top of the mantle at a slow constant rate
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Superposition
d)
Pangaea 
11.
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
12.

Present day fossils of similar organisms are found on different continents. This supports the theory of continental drift how?

a)

The environment of these organisms was once connected when continents were joined

b)

The organisms were avian and could live in a wide range

c)

The organisms often migrated

d)

The organisms had a large population that was widespread

13.

What are the large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move around called?

a)

Sections

b)

Land Masses

c)

Plates

d)

Faults

14.

Which statement best compares the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift?

a)

Plate tectonics and continental drift are two names for the same theory

b)

Continental drift proposes that the continents move; plate tectonics proposes the mechanism for how the continents move.

c)

Plate tectonics proposes that the continents move; continental drift proposes the mechanism for how the continents move.

d)

Continental drift proposes that the continents move; plate tectonics proposes that the continents are stationary.