Alfred Wegener

What troubled Wegener about coal being found deep beneath the tundra in Siberia?

• Coal forms in tropical areas, not in cold areas like Siberia

• Coal forms in cold areas, not tropical areas like Siberia.

• Coal forms from ancient animals found in the tropics.

• Coal forms from ancient animals found in Siberia

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What troubled Wegener about glaciers being found in unexpected locations?

• Glacier evidence was found in places that were too hot for ice.

• Glacier evidence was found in places that were too cold for glaciers.

• Glaciers leave behind rock deposits as they move.

• Glaciers leave deep scratches in the rocks.

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How many YEARS AGO did Alfred work on his continental drift theory? (DO SOME MATH!!)

• 109

• 1913

• 1960

• 110

What did Alfred’s The Origin of Continents and Oceans propose about how mountains formed?

• by crashing into each other and folding the Earth up

• by two continents moving away from each other

• by one continent sinking below another continent

• by one continent sliding past another continent

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Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

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What was the main idea proposed by Alfred Wegener in his theory of continental drift?

• The continents are stationary and have never moved.

• The continents are slowly moving due to the rotation of the Earth.

• The continents were once a single landmass that drifted apart over time.

• The Earth is gradually expanding causing continents to drift.

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What is the main evidence Wegener used to support his theory of continental drift?

• The shape of the continents

• Fossil records

• Distribution of mountain ranges

• All of the above

How did Alfred Wegener explain the movement of the continents?

• Through the expansion of the Earth.

• By the gravitational pull of the moon.

• By the forces generated from the Earth's core.

• Through the buoyancy provided by the mantle.

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Wegener called his theory

• continental drift

• plate tectonics

• natural selection

• sea floor spreading

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How does the concept of Pangaea help explain the distribution of fossils?

• It suggests that similar fossils found on different continents were once connected

• It indicates that animals could swim across oceans

• It shows that continents have not moved since the formation of Earth

• It proves that fossils can be transported by wind

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