Continental Drift

Question 1

Fill in the blanks to complete each statement about continental drift.

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Wegener; continents

Question 2

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continents

Question 3

When did people begin to notice that coastlines of continents fit together like puzzle pieces?

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when early explorers traveled from Europe and Asia to the Americas

Question 4

Which statements describe evidence of continental drift? Check all that apply.Deserts line up when continents are pushed together.Mountain ranges often appear on the edges of continents.Fossils of the same animals appear on different continents.Tropical plants currently appear in both Antarctica and South America.Wegener’s theories were accepted by most geologists in the 1960s.Explorers discovered the edges of continents they did not know about.

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Mountain ranges often appear on the edges of continents.; Fossils of the same animals appear on different continents.

Question 5

Mountain ranges often appear on the edges of continents. What theory does this support?

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Mountain ranges were formed when continents collided.

Question 6

Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.

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Fossils on continents that are now separated by support the theory of continental drift.: oceans; Continents closer to the equator have warmer climates, yet fossils of have been found on islands near the North Pole. This supports the idea that islands drifted from the equator.: tropical plants; Coal fields in match those found in North America, supporting the theory of continental drift.: Europe

Question 7

Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.

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✔ oceans; Fossils on continents that are now separated by support the theory of continental drift.: oceans; Continents closer to the equator have warmer climates, yet fossils of have been found on islands near the North Pole. This supports the idea that islands drifted from the equator.: tropical plants; Coal fields in match those found in North America, supporting the theory of continental drift.: Europe

Question 8

✔ tropical plantsmammalsdinosaurs

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✔ tropical plants

Question 9

✔ EuropeAfricaSouth America

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✔ Europe

Question 10

Evidence of what feature is found in South Africa, despite South Africa’s relatively mild climate?

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glaciers

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