History of Plate Tectonics

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

• Pangea
• Gondwanda
• Laurasia
• Neverland

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

• Fossils
• Mountains
• Glaciers
• Sand Erosion

The presence of the same ________ on several continents supports the idea of continental drift.

• rocks
• fossils
• both fossils and rocks
• neither fossils nor rocks

A lack of evidence for continental drift prevented many scientists from believing a single supercontinent called _________ existed.

• Glossopteris
• Pangaea
• Gondwanaland
• Mesosaurus

The theory of _______ states that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that are in constant, slow motion.

• plate tectonics
• continental drift
• seafloor spreading
• divergent boundaries

Matching ________ on different continents are evidence for continental drift.

• weather systems
• river systems
• rock structures
• wind systems

The theory of continental drift was first proposed by __________.

• Thomas Edison
• Alfred Wegener
• Benjamin Franklin
• Harry Hess

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Which of the following was NOT a reason that many scientists refused to listen to Wegener’s ideas?

• he didn’t have evidence to back his ideas
• they were just plain mean
• most geologists at the time thought it was impossible for continents to move
• he was a meteorologist

Which was NOT evidence of Wegener? 

• Seafloor spreading
• fossils
• puzzle piece
• glacier evidence