The Continental Drift Hypothesis

Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago?

• Gondwanaland

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Euramerica

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Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence supporting the theory of Continental Drift?

• Similar rock formations on different continents

• The distribution of fossils

• The shape of the continents

• The moon's gravitational pull on Earth

What process explains the movement of the Earth's plates?

• Lunar orbit

• Plate Tectonics

• Solar flares

• Magnetic reversal

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Where does seafloor spreading occur?

• Continental shelves

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Abyssal plains

• Trenches

What is the name given to the flat regions of the ocean floor?

• Continental plain

• Oceanic trench

• Abyssal plain

• Volcanic arc

Which fossil is NOT used as evidence for the existence of Pangaea? (That we learned)

• Glossopteris

• Mesosaurus

• Trilobite

• Coelacanth

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What does the presence of similar fossils on different continents suggest?

• Independent evolution

• Continental drift

• Meteorite impacts

• Global warming

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Which of the following is evidence of past climates found on different continents?

• Glacial deposits

• Desert sand dunes

• Tropical rainforests

• All of the above

What is the primary force behind plate tectonics and continental drift?

• Wind erosion

• The Earth's rotation

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Tidal forces

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