Lithosphere review

Who is the German Scientist that came up with the theory of the Continental Drift? 

• Albert Einstein 
• Ms. Stukel 
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener

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What are the three types of Evidence that supports Alfred Wegener's Theory? 

• Fossils, Fish, and Land
• Sedimentary, Magma, and Climate
• Fossils, Land forms, and Climate
• Climate, Land forms, and Metamorphic rock 

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Where did Wegener find plant fossils that today would not be able to survive on that type of land?

• North America
• Antarctica
• China 
• India

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What is the force that moves the continents? 

• Conduction 
• Convection 
• Radiation 
• Conveyor belts 

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Originally the Continental drift theory was not well received by other scientist.  Why? 

• There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable. 
• There was no data showing the continents ever moved. 
• The scientists did not know the force responsible for moving the continents. 
• The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.  

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This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?

• Africa has always been near the equator
• Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
• The continents have not moved
• sea floor spreading

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A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago.  This continent is called

• America
• Super Earth
• Pangea
• Eurasia

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A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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