One piece of Wegener's climate evidence was...

North Americas was once surrounded by warm tropical seas., Africa was covered by glaciers that were kilometers thick.

Wegener's fossil evidence consisted of...

fossils lined up across the continent of Pangea.

Wegener's geologic evidence consisted of...

mountain ranges in Africa and South America line up exactly., the continents on both sides of the Atlantic fit together.

Wegener's theory was rejected by scientists because:

He could not explain what force pushes or pulls continents.

Wegener's fossil evidence consisted of...

fossils lined up across the continent of Pangea.

studbud

Plate Tectonics

7 termsStudBud Administration107 plays

A "semi" #blindquiz for the knowledge acquisition of plate tectonics by analyzing the evidence for the movement of the earth's crust.

Flashcards7 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 7

Answers

1
One piece of Wegener's climate evidence was...
Antarctica was covered by water.
The Himalayan mountains were once a desert.
North Americas was once surrounded by warm tropical seas.
Africa was covered by glaciers that were kilometers thick.
2
Wegener's fossil evidence consisted of...
fossils lined up across the continent of Pangea.
giant mastodons were found in Antarctica.
the age of fossils matched the age of the continents.
fossils were broken up at the plate boundaries.
3
Wegener's geologic evidence consisted of...
mountain ranges in Africa and South America line up exactly.
the continents on both sides of the Atlantic fit together.
rocks found in North America matched those in Antarctica.
the age of rocks all around the world were the same.
4
Wegener's theory was rejected by scientists because:
He could not explain what force pushes or pulls continents.
Everyone knew the earth's plates could not move.
They thought he was crazy!
Wegener was not respected by his fellow scientists.
5
Wegener found 3 pieces of evidence to support the earth's crust was moving. What were they?
Geologic, fossil, and climate
Geologic, historical, and fossil
Geologic, fossil, and cartographic
Climate, cartographic, and fossil
6
Wegener's fossil evidence consisted of...
fossils were broken up at the plate boundaries.
fossils lined up across the continent of Pangea.
giant mastodons were found in Antarctica.
the age of fossils matched the age of the continents.
7
Wegener found 3 pieces of evidence to support the earth's crust was moving. What were they?
Geologic, fossil, and cartographic
Geologic, historical, and fossil
Climate, cartographic, and fossil
Geologic, fossil, and climate

Plate Tectonics Flashcards | StudBud