A Continental Puzzle

Who was the German scientist that first argued continents moved over long periods of time?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

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What was the name of the supercontinent Wegener claimed existed?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

Who argued that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called Pangea?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

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What did Wegener notice about the edges of the continents?

• They matched like puzzle pieces

• They were completely different

• They were smooth and round

• They were jagged and irregular

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Where are the oldest fossils on Earth found?

• In the hard, solid rock on land

• In the ocean depths

• In the desert sands

• In the polar ice caps

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How old is the oldest plate material on the ocean floor?

• 500 million years old

• 180 million years old

• 1 billion years old

• 4 billion years old

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What was one reason the scientific community initially rejected Wegener's claims?

• He had no evidence.

• He didn't explain how the continents moved.

• He was not a scientist.

• He used incorrect data.

Where were tropical plant fossils found that supported Wegener's theory?

• Africa

• Antarctica

• Asia

• Australia

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What happens at divergent boundaries on the ocean floor?

• Plates are destroyed.

• New plate material is created.

• Plates remain unchanged.

• Plates are pushed together.

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What did Wegener's study of fossils reveal about the continents?

• They have always been separate.

• They were once connected.

• They are moving closer together.

• They are shrinking.

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