Continental Drift

What can fossils reveal about Earth’s past?

• Only changes in Earth’s climate over time.

• Only changes in Earth’s surface features over time.

• Changes in Earth’s climate and surface features over time.

• Present climate and surface features of the Earth.

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Which of these pieces of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

• Subduction zones

• Divergent Boundaries

• Seafloor spreading

• Similar fossils found on different continents

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Scientist hypothesized that Earth’s continents were once a single landmass that broke apart. The model below shows South America and Africa breaking apart over the last 200 million years. What evidence best supports this model?

• Sea levels have changed in both continents

• Sedimentary rocks were found in both continents

• Similar fossils have been found in both continents

• Africa has fossils not found in South America

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A student is studying a fossil of a fish that was found in the desert. Which statement most likely describes why the fossil was found in the desert?

• . That type of fish still lives in the desert.

• That type of fish adapted to live on land.

• The desert was covered by water when the fossil formed.

• Another animal moved the fossil from a lake to the desert.

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These maps illustrate various stages and locations of the world’s continents. Which of the following is the maps in order showing the continents from Pangaea to today?

• X - Y – Z

• Y – Z - X

• Z - Y - X

• Z - X - Y

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