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