WorksheetsContinental Drift(M)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Last Name
4 lines
2.
First Name
4 lines
3.
Period
a)
Block 2
b)
Block 3
c)
Block 4
4.
Scientists think the Earth's continents once formed a single landmass.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What is the driving force of continental drift?
a)
Convection in the Mantle
b)
Convection in the Core
c)
The forceful winds of a hurricane push the tectonic plates
6.
Who was the scientist that believed that the position of today's continents were much different in the past?
a)
Wegener
b)
Hess
7.
The single, large landmass that existed 245 million years ago that has since been broken up.
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Pangaea
c)
Panera
8.
Scientists think the continents once formed a large, single landmass that broke apart, and then the continents slowly drifted to their present locations. What is the name given to this hypothesis?
a)
slap pull
b)
continental drift
9.
Mountain ranges and fossils provided evidence that the continents were
a)
Separated by a larger ocean.
b)
once joined together as one land mass.
10.
The fact that South America, Africa, India, Australia and Antarctica had evidence of Glossopteris, a tropical fern, provides evidence that
a)
they had similar animals on them because they were together.
b)
these landmasses had similar climates that have changed because they have moved.
c)
the landmasses had the same temperatures 245 million years ago as they do today
11.
The lithosphere is divided into pieces called
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Dinner plates
c)
Crustal plates
12.
Which continents look like they could fit together like puzzle pieces?
a)
North America and Europe
b)
South America and Africa
13.
Which statement best describes Continental Drift?
a)
The continents are slowly moving around Earth
b)
When ice covers the whole Earth in one big sheet
14.
The image best describes which piece of continental drift evidence?
a)
Evidence of glaciers are found on warm continents
b)
the continents look like they fit together like puzzle pieces
c)
Fossils of the same plants and animals were found on separate continents that are currently split by an ocean
15.
The image best describes which piece of continental drift evidence?
a)
Evidence of glaciers are found on warm continents
b)
the continents look like they fit together like puzzle pieces
c)
Mountain ranges match up on separate continents that are currently split by an ocean
16.
The image best describes which piece of continental drift evidence?
a)
Evidence of glaciers are found on warm continents
b)
the continents look like they fit together like puzzle pieces
c)
Fossils of the same plants and animals were found on separate continents that are currently split by an ocean
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