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Continental Drift
Continental Drift
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A review of the evidence of the continental drift theory.
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1
The most recent supercontinent was _____.
Pangea
Columbia
Laurasia
Gondwana
2
Who first proposed the continental drift theory?
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wegener
Bill Nye
Albert Einstein
3
What do finding fossils of tropical plants that are not in tropical locations today explain?
rocks fall down
continent was once in a different climate
Pangea still exists today
fossils can form anywhere
4
Which clue explains similar rock formations are found on different continents from similar origins?
similar climate conditions
similar matching mountain ranges
Pangea
similar fossil remains
5
The theory that suggests the continents are in motion is the ______.
fossil clues
study of earthquake waves
theory of continental drift
theory of pangea
6
What can happen as continents slide past each other?
Nothing
Forest fires
Pollution
Earthquakes
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What was the missing evidence in Wegener's theory?
He couldn't explain how continental drift happens.
He didn't use the scientific method.
No one liked him.
Scientists didn't like the name Pangea.
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Continental drift occurs because magma is spinning as _____________ in the mantle.
Ocean currents
Convection currents
Wind currents
Sound currents
9
Which clue explains that similar fossils are found on multiple continents that are far apart today?
Pangea
rock clues
fossil clues
climate clues
10
What forms as two continents collide into each other?
Rivers
Mountains
Valleys
Oceans
