Continental Drift

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Who is credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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What is this a picture of? Options: plate tectonics, continental drift, pangea, glacier scaring

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pangea

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

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The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time.

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What evidence did Wegener use in his theory? Options: Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces, glacier scars and evidence from temperature, mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents, all of the above

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all of the above

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Why did no one believe Wegener's theory?

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He could not explain HOW the continents moved.

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What two specific continents fit together most noticeably? Options: Africa and North America, South America and Europe, South America and Africa, Antarctica and Africa

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South America and Africa

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How long ago is Pangea believed to have existed? Options: 200-300 million years ago, 1000-2000 years ago, 10,000-20,000 years ago, 20-30 billion years ago

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200-300 million years ago

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What does the word Pangea mean?

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all land

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How does evidence of glaciation in Africa support the Theory of Continental Drift?

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It shows that the continents must have been in a different location.

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What is the force that moves the continents? Options: Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Conveyor belts

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Convection