Moving Continents

____ is a fossil fern that helped support Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift.

• Gondwanaland

• Kannemeyerid

• Mesosaurus

• Glossopteris

Matching ____ on different continents are evidence for continental drift.

• River systems

• Rock structures

• Weather patterns

• Wind systems

The theory explaining the movement of continents is known as:

• Gravitational theory

• Continental drift theory

• Magnetic theory

• Erosion theory

Wegener believed that the continents were assembled as part of a supercontinent about ____ years ago.

• 250 million

• 350 million

• 450 million

• 550 million

Which scientist is credited with proposing the theory of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

A lack of explanation for continental drift prevented many scientists from accepting that a single supercontinent called ____ once existed.

• Glomar

• Glossopteris

• Pangaea

• Wegene

The movement of continents is associated with the formation of:

• Mountains

• Valleys

• Deserts

• Coral reefs

What is the primary driving force behind the movement of continents?

• Wind

• Human activity

• Plate tectonics

• Solar radiation

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for the movement of continents?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

What evidences support the theory of continental drift?

• Fossil similarities across continents

• Similar rock formations on different continents

• Puzzle-like fit of continents

• All of the above