According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,

the continents were once joined together in a single landmass, and these plates will continue to move.

Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses

Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking

What items were found in Antarctica that lead us to believe the climate was once much warmer? (Select 3)

Plant fossils of tropical ferns

Coal deposits that formed in tropical swamps

Animal fossils of reptiles that live in warm conditions

Mammoth fossils preserved in ice

The Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. match up with a similar mountain ranges in northern Europe. How does this support Wegener's theory of Continental Drift?

The similarities provide evidence North America & Europe were connected when the mountains formed.

The mountains were formed after tectonic plates had moved away from each other

Similar rock samples were found on the ocean floor and at the two mountain ranges indicating that they both formed around the same time.

This evidence does not support the theory of continental drift.

Alfred Wegener used all of the following for evidence of his idea EXCEPT...

Comparable modern weather patterns on different continents

The shapes of the continents fitting together like a puzzle

Similar fossils on different continents

Similar rock formations on different continents

According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar fossils in South America and Africa supports which scientific idea?

South America and Africa were once connected together.

Animals easily and frequently travel from Africa to South America.

Species of animals probably traveled between continents on natural rafts (such as trees destroyed in tsunamis).

Land bridges once existed that connected the continents.

Most scientists did not believe Alfred Wegener's hypothesis about drifting land masses. Why?

He could not explain how the land masses moved.

He did not give enough evidence.

They thought his time table was off.

Which is an example of land features?

mountain ranges with same rock type and age lining up across the ocean

matching fresh water fossils that could not swim found across the ocean from each other

glacial striations found in many continents, all lining up in the same direction

temperate tree remains found in Antarctica, where it used to be warm

What was Wegener's hypothesis?

all continents were joined in a single landmass and have drifted apart

all continents are joined in a single landmass as they have been for a long time

all continents are situated as they have been forever

all continents were far apart and have joined into a single landmass

Which is the best statement for fossil evidence?

Lystrosaurus fossils found on several continents and they could not swim, so the continents were connected.

Lystrosaurus fossils found on same continent, many places

Lystrosaurus fossils found on several continents and they could swim in fresh water

Lystrosaurus fossils found on two continents that are connected today

Mountain ranges on different continents being the same age, type and structure is

matching land formation evidence

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What is it called when two oceanic plates move apart and new crust is formed?

crustal integrating

sea-floor spreading

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Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

Albert Einstein

Alfred Wegener

Isaac Newton

John Dalton

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Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

Harry Hess

Galileo

Alfred Wegener

Newton

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This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa. What are these evidence for?

Africa has always been near the equator

Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate

The continents have not moved

sea floor spreading

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

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

Continents are stationary and do not move

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

none of the above

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Why did no one believe Wegener's ideas about continental drift? (Choose 2)

He could not successfully explain HOW the continents moved

He didn't have evidence that supported his ideas that the continents had once been connected

They were biased against his ideas because he was German and a meteorologist

He didn't use the right technology to gather data

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What type of evidence was used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis? (Select 3)

evidence from landforms / geology

evidence from fossils

evidence from human remains

evidence from climate

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Continental Drift

What is it called when two oceanic plates move apart and new crust is formed?

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa. What are these evidence for?

What does the theory of continental drift state?

Why did no one believe Wegener's ideas about continental drift? (Choose 2)

What type of evidence was used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis? (Select 3)

What is this a picture of?

According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,

What items were found in Antarctica that lead us to believe the climate was once much warmer? (Select 3)

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