Moving Continents

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The presence of the same __________ on several continents supports the hypothesis of continental drift.

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both fossils and rocks

Front

Did some early mapmakers think that the coastline of South America matched the coastline of Asia?

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False

Front

Why did scientists at the time reject Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

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He could not explain how or why Earth's continents move.

Front

A lack of explanation for continental drift prevented many scientists from accepting that a single supercontinent called ________ once existed.

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Pangaea

Front

Matching ____________ on different continents are evidence for continental drift. Options: river systems, rock structures, weather patterns, wind systems

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rock structures

Front

___________ is a fossil fern that helped support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift.

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Glossopteris

Front

Wegener believed that the continents were assembled as part of a supercontinent about ________ years ago.

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250 million

Front

The _____________ hypothesis suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth.

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continental drift

Front

Did all the continents once form a supercontinent?

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true

Front

Has India always been north of the equator?

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false