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Continental Drift Quiz
Continental Drift Quiz
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1
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.
False
True
2
The Supercontinent was called...
North America
Pangaea
Gonwandaland
Eurasia
3
The asthenosphere is rigid and NOT plastic.
False
True
4
Wegener was trained as a meterologist.
True
False
5
Evidence of glaciers having once been in areas with warm climates today does not support Continental Drift.
True
False
6
Continents like South America & Africa fit like puzzle pieces was evidence for Continental Drift.
True
False
7
The fact that some fossils found did not fit the climate they were found in was evidence against Continental Drift.
True
False
8
Similar types of rocks & ages of rocks were found on 3 continents separated by oceans is evidence for Continental Drift.
True
False
9
Originally the Continental Drift Theory was not well received by other scientists. Why?
The scientist presenting info was unreliable.
There was a competing theory that was more believable
There was no data showing the continents ever moved.
No one knew the force responsible for moving the continents
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The lithosphere is part of the upper mantle AND the crust
True
False
