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Wegener Evidence
Wegener Evidence
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theory, evidence, fossils, glaciers, animals, plants, Pangea
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What evidence did not support Wegener's theory of continental drift?
glacier striations
fossils of plants & animals
rocks from mountain ranges
atmosphere
2
Where is the other mountain range that matches up with the Appalachain Mtns in N. America?
Switzerland
Scotland
Sweden
Greenland
3
What Countries/Continents were Glacial deposits found in?
China, Japan, Russia
Near the Equator, Europe
India, North America, Africa
India, Africa, South America
4
Who discovered the idea of seafloor spreading to help prove the theory of continental drift?
Doppler
Hess
Walton
Wegener
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What did Wegener propose about how the continents moved?
Earthquakes
Floods
wind
convection
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What supported Wegener's Climate evidence?
Coal - found in very cold places, --> formed somewhere else
Coal - found in very hot places, --> formed somewhere else
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What is the name and meaning of Wegener's proposed supercontinent?
Pangeae - all the continents
Pangaea - all the world
Need-more-eveidence land - Wegener is stupid
Pangaea - all the earth
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The age of rock near the center of the ridge is __________ while near the edges are __________.
older; younger
younger; older
9
How long ago did the continents split apart?
20,000 million years ago
200 million years ago
250 million years ago
25,000 million years ago
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What was the theory that Wegener proposed?
Compressional Drift
The Big Bang Theory
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
