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Catch my Continental Drift?
Catch my Continental Drift?
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Review of continental drift theory #earthscience #continentaldrift #pangea
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What is the name of the giant land mass before the drift began?
Eurasia
Pangea
Laurasia
Gondwanaland
2
What are tectonic plates made up of?
Just continental crust
none of the above
Just oceanic crust
Continental and Oceanic Crust
3
Approximately how old is the earth?
6.8 billion years old
65 million years old
4 million years old
4.3 billion years old
4
Who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Sid Sloth
Alfred Wegener
Socrates
Albert Einstein
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What is the last piece of evidence for C.D. that uses S. America and Antarctica as a focus?
mountains
plant and animal fossils
beach shores
sand samples
6
What is the driving force behind plate tectonics and continental drift?
Conduction
Radiation
Confusion
Convection
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What piece of evidence for continental drift is described as "puzzle pieces"?
Coastlines
Oceans
Fossils
Maps
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Where does convection take place?
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
9
Which of the earth's layers is NOT solid?
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
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What land forms are a key piece of evidence for continental drift?
mountain ranges
valleys
glaciers
lakes
