What is causing the continents to move?

Different temperatures within the Earth.

What is one piece of evidence Wegener used for his Theory?

same fossils found on different continents

A supercontinent that contained all of the continents

Why were scientists skeptical about the continental drift hypothesis?

Wegener couldn't explain why the continents could move

What does the theory of Continental Drift state?

Continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth

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1
What is causing the continents to move?
Convection currents in the atmosphere.
Waves are pushing them through the ocean.
Different temperatures in the ocean.
Different temperatures within the Earth.
2
The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans are called...
The Center
Mountain Belt
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Mid-Oceana Ridges
3
Which of the following was not evidence Wegener used to prove Continental Drift?
Fossils of plants
Climate
Human Bones
Fossils of animals
4
What is one piece of evidence Wegener used for his Theory?
same fossils found on different continents
there are 3 types of volcanoes
there are 4 layers in the Earth
older rock layers are found at the bottom
5
Sediments deposited by what have appeared in South America and Africa?
The Ocean
Mountains
Volcanoes
Glaciers
6
What is Pangaea?
A supercontinent that contained all of the continents
A supercontinent that had all of the continents except one
A pokemon
A modern continent
7
How much do the continents move every year?
A couple of inches
A couple of feet
A couple of centimeters
A couple of centimeteres
8
Which of these continents once had glacial deposits?
Europe
North America
Africa
Australia
9
What are the two types of crust?
Continental and Oceanic
Oceanic and Continontal
Continental and Landformed
Divergent and Convergent
10
Why were scientists skeptical about the continental drift hypothesis?
There was no evidence of the continents moving
The continents don't fit together correctly
The continents move through solid rock.
Wegener couldn't explain why the continents could move
11
Wegener's theory of continental drift had what 3 main pieces of evidence?
subduction, fossils, rocks
rocks, fossils, climate
rocks, mountains, climate
mountains, rocks, fossils
12
Fossils of what plant have been found on many continents that are now separated by oceans?
Glossopteris
Annularia
Lepidodendron
Pteridospermatophyta
13
What does the theory of Continental Drift state?
Continents are never in motion
Continents are in constant motion on the surface of Mars
Continents once were in motion, but aren't anymore
Continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth
14
Which of these is NOT evidence for Continental Drift?
Continents fit like puzzle pieces.
Animal fossils separated by oceans.
Glaciers completely melted.
Glossopteris fossils found on multiple continents.
15
Who came up with Pangaea and proposed the theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
Benjamin Franklin
Alfred Hitchcock
Thomas Edison

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Pangaea and Continental Drift

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Pangaea and Continental Drift

Flashcards15 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 15

Answers

1
What is causing the continents to move?
Convection currents in the atmosphere.
Waves are pushing them through the ocean.
Different temperatures in the ocean.
Different temperatures within the Earth.
2
The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans are called...
The Center
Mountain Belt
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Mid-Oceana Ridges
3
Which of the following was not evidence Wegener used to prove Continental Drift?
Fossils of plants
Climate
Human Bones
Fossils of animals
4
What is one piece of evidence Wegener used for his Theory?
same fossils found on different continents
there are 3 types of volcanoes
there are 4 layers in the Earth
older rock layers are found at the bottom
5
Sediments deposited by what have appeared in South America and Africa?
The Ocean
Mountains
Volcanoes
Glaciers
6
What is Pangaea?
A supercontinent that contained all of the continents
A supercontinent that had all of the continents except one
A pokemon
A modern continent
7
How much do the continents move every year?
A couple of inches
A couple of feet
A couple of centimeters
A couple of centimeteres
8
Which of these continents once had glacial deposits?
Europe
North America
Africa
Australia
9
What are the two types of crust?
Continental and Oceanic
Oceanic and Continontal
Continental and Landformed
Divergent and Convergent
10
Why were scientists skeptical about the continental drift hypothesis?
There was no evidence of the continents moving
The continents don't fit together correctly
The continents move through solid rock.
Wegener couldn't explain why the continents could move
11
Wegener's theory of continental drift had what 3 main pieces of evidence?
subduction, fossils, rocks
rocks, fossils, climate
rocks, mountains, climate
mountains, rocks, fossils
12
Fossils of what plant have been found on many continents that are now separated by oceans?
Glossopteris
Annularia
Lepidodendron
Pteridospermatophyta
13
What does the theory of Continental Drift state?
Continents are never in motion
Continents are in constant motion on the surface of Mars
Continents once were in motion, but aren't anymore
Continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth
14
Which of these is NOT evidence for Continental Drift?
Continents fit like puzzle pieces.
Animal fossils separated by oceans.
Glaciers completely melted.
Glossopteris fossils found on multiple continents.
15
Who came up with Pangaea and proposed the theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
Benjamin Franklin
Alfred Hitchcock
Thomas Edison