Pangaea/Continental Drift

A giant landmass that existed 200 million years ago

• Wegener
• Pangaea
• Archyopteryx
• Ammonite

The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each other

• True
• False

Alfred Wegener's theory was not immediately accepted by scientists because:

• a. he was a meteorologist
• b. he was a geologist
• c. he could not explain how the continents moved
• d. both a and c

All of the following are evidence of continental drift EXCEPT:

• similar rock layers on separate continents
• similar fossils on separate continents
• artifacts left by early humans
• tree fossils found in places trees do not grow

Which of the following was a life form on Earth 180 million years ago?

• insects
• ammonites (giant snails)
• sand dollars
• birds

All of the following were new life forms on Earth 135 million years ago EXCEPT:

• dolphins
• sea urchins
• sand dollars
• birds

Which was the most numerous land animal 65 million years ago?

• coral
• birds
• dinosaurs
• insects

Pangaea was a giant landmass that existed 2 million years ago

• True
• False

The Theory of Continental Drift states that the continents drifted together to form Pangaea

• True
• False

Alfred Wegener was not taken seriously as an Earth scientist because he was a meteorologist

• True
• False