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Continental Drift
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What is continental drift?
Any trace of an organism that has been preserved in rock
The idea that continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface
A super continent
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Warm climate fossils found in cold climates is evidence of continental drift.
FALSE
TRUE
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What is a fossil?
Any trace of an organism that has been preserved in rock
The idea that continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface
A super continent
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Continents fit like puzzle pieces is evidence of continental drift.
FALSE
TRUE
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Which of these is NOT evidence of continental drift?
Coal fields match up.
Equator moved from center of Earth to the poles.
Glacier markings (scratches) in warm climate.
Warm climate fossils found in cold climates.
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What is Pangaea?
Any trace of an organism that has been preserved in rock
A super continent
The idea that continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface
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Freshwater animal fossils separated by oceans is evidence of continental drift.
FALSE
TRUE
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Who came up with the Continental Drift Theory?
Kim Kardashian
Garfield
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
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Mountain ranges line up is evidence of continental drift.
TRUE
FALSE
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Which of these is NOT evidence of continental drift?
Warm climate fossils found in cold climates
Glacier markings (scratches) in warm climate
Fern fossil found on lots of continents
Plants had feet and moved around
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Fern fossil found on lots of continents is evidence of continental drift.
TRUE
FALSE
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Glacier markings (scratches) in warm climate is evidence of continental drift.
FALSE
TRUE
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Glaciers completely melted is evidence of continental drift.
FALSE
TRUE
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Equator moved from center of Earth to the poles is evidence of continental drift.
TRUE
FALSE
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Which of these is NOT evidence of continental drift?
Mountain ranges line up
Coal fields match up.
Freshwater animal fossil separated by oceans
Ocean water changed color
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Which of these is NOT evidence of continental drift?
Glaciers completely melted
Fern fossil found on lots of continents
Freshwater animal fossil separated by oceans
Continents fit like puzzle pieces
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Coal fields match up is evidence of continental drift.
FALSE
TRUE
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Are the continents still drifting?
SOME OF THE TIME
No
NO One knows
YES
