What happens in the mantle, When hot stuff rises and cold stuff sinks

Which of these is NOT evidence of continental drift?

Plants had feet and moved around

What is continental drift?

The idea that continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface

Which of these is NOT evidence of continental drift?

Equator moved from center of Earth to the poles.

Any trace of an organism that has been preserved in rock

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1
Which of these is NOT evidence of continental drift?
Freshwater animal fossil separated by oceans
Mountain ranges line up
Ocean water changed color
Coal fields match up.
2
What is Pangaea?
The idea that continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface
Any trace of an organism that has been preserved in rock
A super continent
3
Convection is
What happens in the mantle
When cold stuff rises and hot stuff sinks
When hot stuff rises and cold stuff sinks
What happens in the inner core
4
Fern fossil found on lots of continents is evidence of continental drift.
FALSE
TRUE
5
Mountain ranges line up is evidence of continental drift.
FALSE
TRUE
6
Glacier markings (scratches) in warm climate is evidence of continental drift.
FALSE
TRUE
7
Which of these is NOT evidence of continental drift?
Glacier markings (scratches) in warm climate
Warm climate fossils found in cold climates
Fern fossil found on lots of continents
Plants had feet and moved around
8
Freshwater animal fossils separated by oceans is evidence of continental drift.
TRUE
FALSE
9
Why do the plates of the crust move around?
Convection in the inner core
Convection in the mantle
The mantle is liquid
The outer core is very cold
10
Continents fit like puzzle pieces is evidence of continental drift.
TRUE
FALSE
11
Who came up with the idea of Pangaea?
Einstein
Wegener
de Grasse Tyson
Darwin
12
Warm climate fossils found in cold climates is evidence of continental drift.
TRUE
FALSE
13
What is continental drift?
A super continent
The idea that continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface
Any trace of an organism that has been preserved in rock
14
Which of these is NOT evidence of continental drift?
Warm climate fossils found in cold climates.
Glacier markings (scratches) in warm climate.
Coal fields match up.
Equator moved from center of Earth to the poles.
15
What is a fossil?
Any trace of an organism that has been preserved in rock
A super continent
The idea that continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface
16
Which of these is NOT evidence of continental drift?
Fern fossil found on lots of continents
Freshwater animal fossil separated by oceans
Continents fit like puzzle pieces
Glaciers completely melted

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