What is one example of fossil evidence?

Fossils of reptiles were found on lands separated by oceans.

What is one example of land feature evidence?

African and South American mountain ranges line up.

What was Wegener's hypothesis?

All the continents were once together, but drifted apart.

What is continental drift?

The idea that continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface.

What was Pangaea, according to Wegener's theory?

The supercontinent formed 300 million years ago.

What is one example of climate/glacier evidence?

Fossils from tropical plants were found near Antarctica.

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Continental Drift

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A #science Quiz about what continental drift is, evidence to support it, and the scientist who #discovered it.

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What is one example of fossil evidence?
No fossils were discovered in the area of Pangaea.
Fossils of reptiles were found on lands separated by oceans.
Fossils of fish were found scattered through oceans.
Animal fossils were found on countries bordering each other.
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What is one example of land feature evidence?
There are lakes in the same spots on multiple continents.
Rivers on the continents line up.
Mountains can be found on all the continents.
African and South American mountain ranges line up.
3
Was Wegener's hypothesis accepted or rejected?
Rejected.
Accepted.
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What was Wegener's hypothesis?
All the continents were once together, but drifted apart.
The continents are slowly rising out of the ocean.
The continents are moving towards each other today.
New oceanic crust is being added to the seafloor.
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What is continental drift?
The idea that continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface.
The idea that the new crust is being added to the seafloor.
The idea that the continents are drifting towards each other
The idea that magma hardens facing magnetic north.
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What was Pangaea, according to Wegener's theory?
The supercontinent formed 300 million years ago.
A landmass consisting of many rocks.
An island that grew in size and became North America.
A giant continent that later erupted into many pieces.
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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Charles Darwin
Benjamin Franklin
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What was Wegener's evidence of continental drift?
All of the above.
Fossils.
Land features.
Evidence of climate change/glaciers.
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What is one example of climate/glacier evidence?
Small pieces of ice were found in Europe.
The weather is warmer near the equator.
Fossils from tropical plants were found near Antarctica.
The weather is cooler near the poles.

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