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Continental Drift

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and basin
c)
lower and upper
d)
thick and thin
2.
What drives tectonic plate movement? 
a)
gravity
b)
coriolis effect
c)
convection currents
d)
the earth's magnetic core
3.
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift, 
a)
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
b)
the continents DO NOT move
c)
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
d)
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
4.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the name of a German scientist
b)
the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
5.
What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
evidence from landforms
b)
evidence from fossils
c)
evidence from human remains
d)
evidence from climate
6.
Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift because...
a)
it did not agree with their current theory
b)
Wegener was interested in what Earth was like millions of years ago
c)
Wegener used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesis
d)
Wegener could not identify the force that moved the continents
7.
In Seafloor Spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts or flows out 
a)
along the edges of all the continents
b)
along mid-ocean ridges
c)
in the deep ocean trenches
d)
in the north and south poles
8.
What discovery caused scientists to rethink Wegener's continental drift theory?
a)
discovery of earthquake activity in California
b)
discovery of the ring of fire in the Pacific Ocean
c)
discovery of seafloor spreading in the Atlantic Ocean
d)
discovery of deep trenches off the coast of South America
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.
Investigation of seafloor spreading showed what about the age of the seafloor?
a)
the oldest seafloor is at the ridge
b)
youngest seafloor is destroyed at the ridge
c)
youngest seafloor is farthest from the ridge
d)
oldest seafloor is farthest from the ridge
11.

Earthquakes are most common around plate boundaries.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Fossil records support continental drift.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Evidence of continental drift includes:

a)

plants and animals match

b)

the shape of the continents

c)

the oceans are close together

d)

rocks match

14.

Ridges are the sites where plates move

a)

together

b)

apart

15.

When plates collide we get ________.

a)

crumbles

b)

volcanos

c)

trenches

d)

mountain ranges

16.

When plates sink together we get _________.

a)

trenches

b)

ranges

c)

mountains

d)

volcanoes

17.

The "Ring of Fire" is where there are many earthquakes and volcanoes.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
19.
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
20.

What is this a picture of?

a)

plate tectonics

b)

continental drift

c)

pangaea

d)

glacier scaring

21.
Which type of information was NOT collected by Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
glacial deposits
b)
 fossils
c)
seafloor magnetic data
d)
rocks
22.

Scientists think that the continents once formed a giant landmass that broke apart, and then slowly drifted apart. What is the name given to this hypothesis?

a)

sea-floor Spreading

b)

plate tectonics

c)

continental drift

d)

Pangaea

23.
What do you call the evidence of Wegener's Theory that tells about the remains of an organism that lived long time ago?
a)
Ashes
b)
Bones
c)
Follicles
d)
Fossils
24.
What is the force that moves the continents? 
a)
Conduction 
b)
Convection 
c)
Radiation 
d)
Conveyor belts 

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