Continental Drift and Crustal Activity Quiz Review

What is the theory that Earth's continents were once joined in a single landmass called?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which continents' coastlines seem to fit together as evidence for continental drift?

• North America and Europe

• South America and Africa

• Asia and Australia

• Antarctica and India

What type of evidence involves identical fossils found on continents now separated by oceans?

• Climate Evidence

• Fossil Correlations

• Rock and Mountain Correlations

• Plate Tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What evidence involves mountain ranges and rock formations on different continents matching up?

• Climate Evidence

• Fossil Evidence

• Rock and Mountain Correlations

• Plate Tectonics

What type of evidence suggests past climates were different due to glacial deposits in now-warm regions?

• Climate Evidence

• Fossil Evidence

• Rock and Mountain Correlations

• Plate Tectonics

Why was the theory of continental drift initially rejected?

• Lack of fossil evidence

• Inability to explain how continents moved

• No matching rock formations

• No evidence of past climates

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is Earth's lithosphere broken into?

• Continents

• Oceans

• Plates

• Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What causes the plates in Earth's lithosphere to move?

• Wind currents

• Ocean currents

• Convection currents in the asthenosphere

• Magnetic fields

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary involves plates moving apart?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Static