8.1 Continental drift review

Which scientist proposed the continental drift hypothesis in 1911?

• Hess

• Richter

• Tharp

• Wegener

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Whta is the first piece of evidence Wegener noticed that led to his idea of continental drift?

• The continents have similar crust compositions

• The continents all ahve mountain ranges and valleys

• The continents fit together like puzzle pieces

• The continents are all of a similar size

Which of the following are pieces of evidence that Wegener used to support his idea?

• Fossils

• Bird flight patterns

• Rocks

• Glaciers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which 2 types of evidence did Wegener discover on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean?

• Mountains

• Coal

• Glaciers

• Fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Wegener found evidence of coal seams in climates that are too cold to form coal today. What was his conclusion?

• Coal formed under different conditions in the past

• Volcanic activity made the land warm enough to form coal

• Coal can form under many conditions

• The land the coal is on has moved

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were all joined together and slowly drifted apart

• There used to be more continents than there are today, but some are now underwater

• The continents were once much farther apart and have since been moving together

• Continents move by floating on water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which piece of evidence indicates that South America and Africa were once connected?

• Coal swamps

• Mountains

• Fossils

• Glaciers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of these statements supports continental drift?

• Identical mountains found on different continents

• Continents that fit together like puzzle pieces

• Different ferns on different continents

• identical fossils found on different continents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

According to Wegener, the continents drifted toward the north pole

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What theory did Wegener prove using geological evidence that the continents were once joined?

• Tectonic shift

• Continental hypothesis

• Continental drift

• Tectonic movement

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5