Continental Drift

Alfred Wegener thought which 2 continents looked like puzzle pieces that could fit together?

• Antarctica and Asia

• South America and Africa

• South America and Australia

• Africa and Pangaea

Alfred Wegener thought South America and Africa have similar coastlines because...

• the mesosaurus fossils were found on both continents

• He noticed that similar rocks were found on both continents

• he thought that the continents used be be joined together

• Pangaea was 250 million years ago

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What was Glossopteris?

• A cactus-like plant that can be found on antarctica

• An ancient plant, whose fossils have been found on 5 different continents

• An ancient plant, whose fossils were found in South America

• An ancient plant, whose fossils showed that it was a small plant

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What geologic feature was evidence to support the theory that the continents used to be joined?

• Same rocks were found on different continents

• Glacial grooves were found on different continents

• Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents

• Africa and South America look like puzzle pieces that fit together

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What cold environment feature was evidence to support the theory that the continents used to be joined?

• Same rocks were found on different continents

• Glacial grooves were found on different continents

• Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents

• Africa and South America look like puzzle pieces that fit together

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What evidence of an ancient organism was used to support the theory that the continents used to be joined?

• Same rocks were found on different continents

• Glacial grooves were found on different continents

• Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents

• Africa and South America look like puzzle pieces that fit together

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What continental feature was evidence to support the theory that the continents used to be joined?

• Same rocks were found on different continents

• Glacial grooves were found on different continents

• Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents

• Africa and South America look like puzzle pieces that fit together

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What was Pangaea?

• It was a supercontinent, made of all of the landmasses on Earth.

• It was 2 separate landmasses, one on the Northern Hemisphere and one on the Southern Hemisphere.

• It was a supercontinent made of 3 landmasses

• It was the name of an ancient organism

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What was Alfred Wegenerś Continental Drift theory?

• The continents used to be joined together to form a supercontinent.

• The continents have since drifted apart to their current location

• Pangaea was formed around 250 million years ago

• All of the above

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What are Glacial Grooves?

• Deep scratches in rocks caused by glaciers that moved across land

• Glacier dance moves :)

• Geologic data evidence to support the theory that the continents used to be joined together.

• Grooves caused by erupting volcanoes

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