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1) What did scientists find on several different continents that helped to support the idea that continents had drifted?
A
both 2 and 3
B
fossils
C
people
D
rocks
2) Scientists rejected Wegener’s theory of continenetal drift originally because____
A
He could not show them evidence of fossils
B
They thought he was crazy
C
He could not explain any force strong enough to move large continents.
D
They thought he was making it all up.
3) How long ago did Wegener think that the large supercontinent existed?
A
200 thousand years ago
B
400 thousand years ago
C
500 million years ago
D
250 million years ago.
4) Wegener called his large super continent, that all continents were combined _______
A
Mesosaurus
B
Pangea
C
Gondwanaland
D
Glossopteris
5) Scientists have matched up ___________which helps support the theory of continental drift.
A
Rock structures
B
Rainfall evidence
C
People
D
Climates
6) A fossil of a plant called _____ was found on two continents which helped support Wegener’s theory of continental drift.
A
Glossopteris
B
Philodendron
C
Rubber tree plant
D
Mesosaurus
7) Continental drift is the theory that continents have moved ______ over time and continue to move.
A
Up and down
B
very slowly
C
Back and forth
D
horizontally
8) The act of Rock breaking down is called___________
A
Erosion
B
Breakage
C
Deposition
D
Weathering
9) Where can volcanoes form?
A
At divergent plates
B
At convergent plates
C
All of the above
D
Over hotspots
10) True/False? Ocean trenches are formed at the plate boundary where two plates converge under water
A
True
B
False
11) True/False? Mid ocean ridges are formed at the plate boundary where two plates diverge under water.
A
False
B
True
12) What is a mid-ocean ridge?
A
A deep canyon in the middle of the ocean
B
Small canyon in the middle of the ocean
C
A vast under water mountain chain
D
A small set of hills in the desert
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