UNIT QUIZ: Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Isaac Newton
• Marie Curie
• Charles Darwin
• Alfred Wegener

What was the name of the supercontinent that Alfred Wegener proposed existed 200 million years ago?

• Gondwana
• Laurasia
• Rodinia
• Pangaea

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Why was Wegener's continental drift theory initially rejected by scientists?

• Because he was not a geologist

• Because he could not explain what force pushes or pulls continents

• Because the idea of continents moving was considered impossible

• Because there was no evidence to support his theory

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What type of evidence did Wegener find to support his theory?

• Biological, Chemical, and Physical evidence

• Geologic, Fossil, and Climate evidence

• Astronomical, Biological, and Geographical evidence

• Chemical, Atmospheric, and Oceanographic evidence

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What does the fossil evidence that Wegener found suggest?

• The presence of similar species on different continents

• The existence of ancient climates
  

• The chemical composition of rocks

• The age of the Earth

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What does the geologic evidence refer to according to Wegener's findings?

• The distribution of mountain ranges

• The layers of rocks across continents

• The composition of the Earth's core

• The patterns of ocean currents

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What does the climate evidence indicate in Wegener's research?

• The current weather patterns

• The changing climates during the past

• The greenhouse effect

• The future climate predictions

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What geologic evidence supports the theory of continental drift?

• The distribution of fossils across continents

• The fit of continents across the Atlantic

• The patterns of the ocean floor

• The climate evidence from ice cores

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What was North America once surrounded by?

• Cold, arctic seas

• Warm, tropical seas

• Large deserts

• Dense forests

What covered Africa in the past, as mentioned in the amazing facts?

• Volcanoes

• Forests

• Glaciers

• Oceans

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