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5.3 - Drifting Continents
5.3 - Drifting Continents
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Uncover the secrets of Pangaea and the groundbreaking theory of continental drift
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1
Which evidence did Wegener use?
Volcanoes
Stars
Land features
Rivers
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True or false: Climate gets warmer near equator
True
False
3
Who suggested Pangaea existed?
Einstein
Newton
Darwin
Wegener
4
True or false: Climate gets colder near poles
False
True
5
True or false: Oceanic drift is Wegener's idea
False
True
6
Complete the sentence: As a continent moves...
toward the equator
eastward
toward the poles
westward
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True or false: Wegener studied Mesosaurus
False
True
8
True or false: Wegener noticed mountain ranges align
True
False
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Complete the sentence: As a continent moves...
eastward
westward
toward the equator
toward the poles
10
Where did Wegener notice mountain ranges align?
Asia and Australia
Antarctica and Asia
North America and Europe
South America and Africa
11
What did Wegener infer about Lystrosaurus?
Lived in mountains
Lived in deserts
Lived on Pangaea
Lived in oceans
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What did most geologists think?
Ignored it
Accepted Wegener's idea
Were unsure
Rejected Wegener's idea
13
True or false: Mesosaurus lived on Pangaea
True
False
14
What is Pangaea?
A dinosaur
A mountain
An ocean
A supercontinent
15
Complete the sentence: Evidence of plant...
Glossopteris
Cacti
Ferns
Pine
16
What did Wegener use for evidence?
Stars
Fossils
Rivers
Volcanoes
17
True or false: Wegener's idea was accepted
False
True
18
Who developed the idea of moving continents?
Newton
Wegener
Einstein
Darwin
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Which plants did Wegener study?
Pine
Glossopteris
Cacti
Ferns
