Continental Drift Answers

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Which source of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?

A
fossils found on Earth
B
magnetic fields of Earth
C
satellite mapping of the tropical islands
D
glaciers found near the poles
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What first caused people to consider that the continents were once one large landmass?

A
glacier evidence in warmer countries
B
continents looked like they fit together
C
studying the valleys of the ocean floor
D
similar fossils were found on many continents
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What name did Wegener give to the single large landmass composed of all continents?

A
Eurasia
B
Gondwanaland
C
Laurasia
D
Pangaea
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Which two continents contain fossils of Mesosaurus, an extinct reptile, in similar regions of Pangaea?

A
Africa and South America
B
Eurasia and Africa
C
Australia and Eurasia
D
North America and Australia
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On which continent were fossils of both Glossopteris and Lystrosaurus discovered?

A
Australia
B
South America
C
Antarctica
D
North America
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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?

A
Earth was covered in glaciers millions of years ago.
B
South Africa contained similar land features to Antarctica.
C
South Africa was closer to the poles and has drifted to its current location.
D
Glaciers moved southward over millions of years until they reached Antarctica.
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Which piece of evidence suggests that Africa and South America formed Gondwanaland 200 million years ago?

A
coal fields
B
a shared ocean
C
folded mountains
D
land formations created by glaciers
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In Wegener's view, what caused mountain ranges to form?

A
volcanoes
B
Earth shrinking
C
meteorite impacts
D
continents colliding
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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?

A
50,000,000 years
B
50,000 years
C
5,000 years
D
500 years
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Which three continents contain coal fields that provide evidence for continental drift?

A
Africa, Antarctica, and North America
B
Eurasia, Africa, and South America
C
Antarctica, South America, and Africa
D
South America, North America, and Eurasia

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