How Did the Continents Form? Video

What was the name of the supercontinent mentioned in the video?

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

Who first published the idea of a supercontinent?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

What theory did Alfred Wegener propose?

• Plate tectonics

• Continental drift

• Gravity

• Evolution

Why was Wegener's theory not widely accepted at first?

• He had no evidence.

• He couldn't explain how it happened.

• He was too young.

• It was too complicated.

What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?

• Matching fossils

• Climate change

• Earthquakes

• Animal migration

How fast do the continents move according to the video?

• As fast as a car

• As fast as a bird

• As fast as fingernails grow

• As fast as a train

What are tectonic plates?

• Pieces of metal that change

• Great slabs of rock that shift or move

• Types of fossils that are found

• Layers of water that ripple

How long ago did the Earth's outer crust solidify?

• 1 billion years ago

• 2 billion years ago

• 4 billion years ago

• 6 billion years ago

What will the Earth's surface look like in 250 million years?

• Exactly the same

• Very different

• Only slightly different

• Covered in ice

Which continents were mentioned as once being connected?

• Asia and Europe

• Africa and South America

• North America and Antarctica

• Australia and Antarctica