Alfred Wegener and Continental Drift

What is the name of the 200 million year old supercontinent?

• Gondwanaland

• Laurasia

• Pangea

• Pangaea Ultimate

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Who is the known for creating the continental drift hypothesis?

• Markiplier

• Arthur Holmes

• Harry Hess

• Alfred Wegener

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Even with the multiple pieces of evidence, why was Wegener's continental drift idea still rejected by scientists?

• He didn't have a mechanism for what caused the continents to move away from one another.

• He couldn't clearly communicate his evidence ideas when speaking.

• Glacial striations were found on multiple continents so it was inaccurate evidence.

• There wasn't enough fossil evidence to support his idea - island hopping sounded more accurate.

How did the scientific community respond to Wegener's theory?

• They agreed with him

• They rejected it

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What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

• Continents are stationary and do not move

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

• None of the above

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What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

• glacier scars and evidence from temperature

• Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

• Mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents

• All of the above

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How did Alfred Wegener die?

• Thanos snapped his finger

• Died during an expedition to Greenland looking for more evidence to support his theory

• He died from frostbite

• He was attacked by a polar bear