What observation first made Wegener think the continents were once all together?

The continents fit together like puzzle pieces

What can we assume about continents with glacial deposits?

They were once near the North or South Pole

Why was Continental Drift rejected by the scientific community?

Wegener didn't have a mechanism

Which one of these is an example of Earth's processes preserving evidence of the past?

Coal, Glacial Deposits, Fossils, Folded Mountains

Where on the Earth are we most likely to find coal deposits?

Places that were once near the equator

What was important about the reptile fossils that Wegener found?

The reptiles would not have been able to swim across oceans, The same species was on different continents

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Continental Drift

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1
What observation first made Wegener think the continents were once all together?
Someone had already suggested continental drift to him
He could feel the continents moving
The continents fit together like puzzle pieces
Older civilizations had seen Pangaea before it separated
2
Which land formation did Wegener use to support Continental Drift?
folded mountains
The Grand Canyon
large open plains like in Africa
the trails carved by ancient rivers
3
Which of these was NOT evidence Wegener used for Continental Drift?
ancient burial grounds
coal
folded mountains
glacial deposits
4
What can we assume about continents with glacial deposits?
They must have been covered in dense swamp in the past
They were once close to the equator
They were once near the North or South Pole
They have to be at the South Pole now
5
Which of these is most likely to later become coal?
volcanoes that go dormant
dense swamps and forests
dinosaurs
places covered with tons of glaciers
6
Why was Continental Drift rejected by the scientific community?
Wegener had gathered too much evidence
Wegener didn't have a mechanism
Wegener did not have enough evidence
Because Wegener was a meteorologist
7
Which one of these is an example of Earth's processes preserving evidence of the past?
Coal
Glacial Deposits
Fossils
Folded Mountains
8
Where on the Earth are we most likely to find coal deposits?
We cannot predict the location of coal
Places that were once near the south pole
Places that were once near the north pole
Places that were once near the equator
9
What was important about the reptile fossils that Wegener found?
The reptiles would not have been able to swim across oceans
They were only found in one particular place
The same species was on different continents
They were specially adapted to swim across large oceans
10
Which line shows where the equator use to be on this continent?
B
None of them
C
A

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