Continental Drift Quiz

Who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

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

• Atlantis

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

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Which continents did Wegener suggest were once connected based on their shapes?

• North America and Europe

• Africa and Asia

• Australia and Antarctica

• Africa and South America

What type of evidence did Wegener use from rocks to support his hypothesis?

• Weight of rocks

• Size of rocks

• Age and chemistry of volcanic rocks

• Color of rocks

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What did Wegener use glacial grooves to determine?

• The direction of ice sheet movement

• The depth of the oceans

• The temperature of the Earth

• The age of the continents

What evidence from coal deposits supported Wegener's hypothesis?

• Coal was found in the ocean

• Coal was found in deserts

• Coal was found in Antarctica, indicating it was once warmer

• Coal was found only in warm climates

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What plant fossil was used as evidence for continental drift?

• Glossopteris

• Ferns

• Cacti

• Pine trees

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Why were scientists skeptical of Wegener's hypothesis?

• He could not explain the force moving the continents

• He did not publish his findings

• He had no evidence

• He was not a geologist

What was missing from Wegener's hypothesis that made it hard to prove?

• Evidence from the atmosphere

• Evidence from the core

• Evidence from the sky

• Evidence from the seafloor

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What did Wegener propose about the location of South America, Africa, India, and Australia 290 million years ago?

• They were in the same place as today

• They were near the equator

• They were near the South Pole

• They were near the North Pole

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