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Ball_Chapter 14 Lesson 1_Continental Drift
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Continental Drift
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1
Which piece of continental drift evidence shows similar mountain ranges were once connected?
physical shape
climate evidence
fossil evidence
rock evidence
2
What stated a super-continent broke apart and the continents moved to their current positions?
hypothesis of continental evolution
theory of plate tectonics
theory of tokyo drift
hypothesis of continental drift
3
Which of the following was NOT used in the arguments against continental drift?
no other planet in the solar system showed evidence
instruments were not available to take accurate measurements
the forces moving continents couldn't be explained
geological processes are slow and hard to test
4
Which piece of continental drift evidence ties similar plants and animals to distant locations?
fossil evidence
physical shape
rock evidence
climate evidence
5
Which piece of evidence does NOT show rock formations formed on Pangaea then moved apart?
ages of the rock
geologic structure and layering
colors of the rock
mineral chemistry
6
Approximately 250 million years ago, a super-continent called ________ existed.
Laurasia
Rodina
Gondwanaland
Pangaea
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Antarctica once had coal swamps, which require a _____, _____ environment to form coal.
warm, wet
cold, wet
cold, dry
warm, dry
8
Which piece of continental drift evidence ties continents to puzzle pieces fitting together?
fossil evidence
physical shape
climate evidence
rock formation evidence
9
What is the name of the man considered to be the "father of geology"?
Alfred Wegener
Stephen Hawking
Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton
10
What climate evidence shows Antarctica must have once been located much closer to the equator?
ice and snow
igneous rocks
penguins
coal
11
T/F The hypothesis of continental drift was successfully confirmed by Wegener's death in 1930?
TRUE
FALSE
12
Which piece of continental drift evidence shows glacial grooves in tropical locations?
fossil evidence
rock evidence
physical shape
climate evidence