Which two continents contain fossils of Mesosaurus, an extinct reptile, in similar regions of Pangaea?
What name did Wegener give to the single large landmass composed of all continents?
On which continent were fossils of both Glossopteris and Lystrosaurus discovered?
What evidence of climate change on continents supports the theory of continental drift?
Tropical plant fossils have been found in cold Arctic islands where they cannot survive in the present-day climate of this area. According to Wegener's theory, how were these ancient tropical plants able to survive in Arctic islands?
South Africa's current climate is too warm for glaciers. According to the theory of continental drift, which statement best explains why evidence of glaciers appeared in South Africa millions of years ago?
What first caused people to consider that the continents were once one large landmass?
What is the name of the theory that explains why mountain ranges in Africa and South America line up?
Which three continents contain coal fields that provide evidence for continental drift?
Which coastlines most closely match each other and are, therefore, used as evidence to support Wegener’s theory?
In Wegener's view, what caused mountain ranges to form?
A plate moving at a rate of 3 cm/year is moving toward a plate that is 1,500 km away. In how many years will the plates collide?
Which land feature supports the theory of continental drift?
The hydrosphere refers to the total amount of water on Earth, including liquid, gas, and solid forms. Which is one way the hydrosphere has been impacted by the movement of the continents over time?
Lystrosaurus provided which type of evidence supporting continental drift?
A plate moves south at a rate of 2 cm/year. How many meters south from its original location will the plate be in 4,000 years?
A plate moves 200 m in 10,000 years. What is its rate in cm/year?
Which source of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?
Which piece of evidence suggests that Africa and South America formed Gondwanaland 200 million years ago?
Which two pieces of fossil evidence support the idea of continental drift?
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