WorksheetsContinental Drift Theory
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
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1.
What is this a picture of?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
pangea
d)
glacier scaring
2.
The theory of continental drift named a key part of this idea Pangaea. What is Pangaea?
a)
One of the ancient animals that helped Wegener prove that fossils from different continents originally came from the same location
b)
supercontinent that existed in Earth's distant past
c)
The underwater ocean range in the middle of the ocean
d)
The hot spot which gave rise to the Hawaiian Islands, among others
3.
What piece of evidence supporting continental drift states that present day glacial deposits are found at the equator?
a)
puzzle pieces
b)
rock and glacial deposit evidence
c)
fossil evidence
d)
mountain range evidence
4.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
5.
What evidence did Wegener have for his theory of continental drift?
a)
He had no good evidence.
b)
He knew that plant and animal fossils as well as rock layers matched up in South America and Africa.
c)
He explained how the continents moved
6.
All of the following were life forms found on Earth 180 million years ago except:
a)
amphibians
b)
green algae
c)
dinosaurs
d)
sloths
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Pangaea has not been the only supercontinent on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
a)
Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.
b)
Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.
c)
Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.
d)
all of the above
11.
The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each other
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Pangaea was a giant landmass that existed 2 million years ago
a)
True
b)
False
13.
True or false. Coal found in colder climates indicate that the land used to be in a warmer climate.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The similarities between the Appalachian mountains and the Scottish highlands provides evidence for which process?
a)
fossilization
b)
climate change
c)
continental drift
d)
glacial retreat
15.
Why was Wegener's theory not accepted?
a)
He had no proof of how they were moving
b)
He had no evidence
c)
He was married
d)
He was not a Scientist
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