What observation led to the idea that continents might have once been connected?

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Unraveled

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The matching climates
The similar shapes of coastlines
The presence of similar languages
The discovery of similar plants
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Marie Curie
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence supported Wegener's theory of continental drift?
Uniform soil types
Similar fossils found on different continents
Identical weather patterns
Common languages across continents
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What tool helped scientists understand the movement of tectonic plates?
Seismograph
Thermometer
Anemometer
Barometer
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift related?
Continental drift causes plate tectonics
Plate tectonics causes continental drift
They are the same theory
They are unrelated
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What occurs at a divergent boundary?
Plates move apart
Plates collide
Plates remain stationary
Plates slide past each other
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a characteristic of a convergent boundary?
Plates move apart
Plates slide past each other
Plates collide
Plates remain stationary
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