1-1 DRIFTING CONTINENTS TEST

WHO WAS THE SCIENTIST THAT CAME UP WITH THE THEORY OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT?

• ALFRED WEGENER

• ALBERT EINSTIEN

• MRS. WOOD

• MR. FOLSOM

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

WHAT IS THE THEORY OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT?

• THE CONTINENTS ARE DRIFTING ALONG HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH THEIR FRIENDS

• WEGENER'S IDEA THAT THE CONTINENTS SLOWLY MOVED OVER EARTH'S SURFACE.

• WEGNER'S IDEA THAT THE CONTINENTS QUICKLY MOVED OVER EARTH'S SURFACE.

• THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS CONTINENTAL DRIFT.

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THE NAME OF THE SUPERCONTINENT WAS

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What two continents did Wegener feel fit together like a puzzle?

• Africa and China

• South America and Asia

• South America and Africa

What were the TWO pieces of evidence from the land that supported the theory?

• Mountains of South America and Africa

• Coal fields of North America and Europe

• Peanut plants in Asia and Africa

• The strawberry plants in South America and Africa

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is any trace of an ancient organism that is preserved in rock.

• Bone Rock

• Fossils

• ofilsss

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

CIRLCE THE CONTINENT THAT WE LIVE ON.

WHY DID WEGENER USE LYSTOSAURUS AND MESOSAURUS AS EVIDENCE TO PROVE HIS THEORY?

• THEIR FOSSILS WERE FOUND IN PLACES NOW SEPERATED BY OCEANS. THEY WERE FRESHWATER REPTILES AND COULD NOT HAVE MADE THAT SWIM.

• THEIR FOSSILS WERE FOUND IN PLACES NOW SEPERATED BY MOUNTAINS. THEY WERE SALT WATER REPTILES AND COULD NOT HAVE MADE THAT CLIMB.

• THERE WAS NEVER ANY ANIMALS FOUND THIS IS NOT TRUE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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TRUE OR FALSE: THE FOSSIL GLOSSOPTERIS WAS AN ANCIENT ANIMAL THAT WAS FOUND ON SEVERAL CONTINENTS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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WHAT HAPPENS TO A CONTINENT AS IT MOVES CLOSER TO THE EQUATOR?

• GETS WARMER

• GETS COLDER

• NOTHING HAPPENS TO THE CONTINENT

• THEY BEGIN TO SPIN IN CIRCLES

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