Topic 4 Lesson 1 Quiz

Who developed the hypothesis of continental drift in 1912?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

What evidence did scientists first notice that suggested continents might have once been connected?

• Fossils of the same animals on different continents

• Similar mountain ranges on different continents

• The continents could fit together like puzzle pieces

• Identical climate patterns on different continents

Which of these was NOT a type of evidence Wegener used to support continental drift?

• Land features

• Fossils

• Climate

• Earthquakes

What fossil evidence supported the idea that South America and Africa were once connected?

• Dinosaur fossils

• Mesosaurus fossils

• Woolly mammoth fossils

• Human ancestor fossils

Which plant fossil was found on five different continents, suggesting they were once connected?

• Fern

• Palm tree

• Glossopteris

• Redwood

What discovery in oceanography provided evidence for moving plates?

• Deep sea creatures

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Coral reefs

• Ocean currents

How long are mid-ocean ridges throughout Earth's oceans?

• About 7,000 kilometers

• About 70,000 kilometers

• About 700,000 kilometers

• About 7,000,000 kilometers

What happens at mid-ocean ridges?

• Continents collide

• New ocean floor is created

• Old ocean floor sinks into the mantle

• Earthquakes occur frequently

What is the process called where new ocean floor is created at mid-ocean ridges?

• Continental drift

• Subduction

• Sea-floor spreading

• Plate collision

What are the deepest parts of the ocean called?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Continental shelves

• Ocean trenches

• Abyssal plains