Continental Drift

Question 1

A plate moving at a rate of 4 is moving toward a plate that is 10,000 km away. In how many years will the plates collide?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

250 million years

Question 2

Which statement correctly summarizes Wegener’s theory of continental drift?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Over tens of millions of years, the giant supercontinent Pangaea began to slowly drift apart, forming the continents as they are known today.

Question 3

Which statements identify evidence of continental drift? Check all that apply.Explorers noticed that the continents were far apart from one another.Mountain ranges line up when some continents are placed side by side.The same animals and plants can currently be found in South America and Antarctica.South Africa was once covered by glaciers, according to geologic evidence.Lakes stretch across continents when the continents are placed side by side.Explorers and mapmakers noticed that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Mountain ranges line up when some continents are placed side by side.; South Africa was once covered by glaciers, according to geologic evidence.; Explorers and mapmakers noticed that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces.

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